The Jewish National Council announced that 125 Arabs and 31 Jews were killed, 137 Arabs and 73 Jews wounded, in the one-week period from February 5 to 11. A warning that the International status of consular personnel would not be respected as long as such consular members spied for the Arabs, was contained in a letter from the Stern Group to the Iranian consul, dean of the diplomatic corps in Jerusalem. The letter charged specifically that the Arab consular staffs were keeping guerrilla bands informed of developments.
In a second letter to the Syrian, Lebanese, Egyptian, Iraqi, Saudi Arabian and Yemenite consuls here, the Stern Group issued a warning that members of their respective governments will be held personally responsible if anti-Semitic persecution develops in their countries following the setting up of the Jewish state in Palestine, and if Jews in those countries are compelled to contribute funds for arms for Palestine Arab bands.
Meanwhile, a Reuter’s dispatch from London reported that approximately 4,000 orphaned Jewish children under 18 years of age who arrived on Cyprus during the past year or more would be admitted to Palestine on a special entry quota. The dispatch also said that the monthly quota of 750 Cyprus immigrants, which had previously been cut, would be resumed. This was interpreted here as a move by the government to empty the camps on the island.
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