Haj Mahmoud el Husseini, leader of a terrorist gang in Haifa, died on the gallows today, the sixth Arab executed since Nov. 24 after conviction by British army courts of violating emergency regulations.
The authorities imposed 24-hour curfew on the village of Taiba, in the Tulkarem district, for damaging railway tracks. Twelve-hour curfew, from five p.m. to five a.m. was declared by the commander of the northern troops in Um el Fahm, scene of a recent battle between British troops and Arab terrorists. Trespassers were threatened with shooting on sight.
The Havas News Agency reported, at the same time, an important increase of defense precautions along the Jordan, on the main highways, and in Jerusalem. The Jordan forces will be increased by a contingent of 350 men, of whom half are in motorized units. They will be supported by tanks and airplanes. An additional force of 200 men will be placed on road patrol duty. Half of these likewise are motorized. A new police corps equipped with machine guns and radio sending apparatus was formed in the Holy City. The corps, whose Nucleus will be 11 British and 36 Arab agents, is to be commanded by one British and one Palestinian officer. Radio and machine-gun equipment will be carried muleback on expeditions. Similar units are planned for other districts.
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