British Mandate: A Survey of Palestine: Volume I - Page 43. November, 1937 to 1938, The Royal Commission, the Partition Commission, and the White Paper of May, 1939.

CHAPTER II. in disguise and reached the Lebanon by fishing boat. (In accordance with Turkish precedent he bolds his office as Mufti of Jerusalem for life).

16th October, 1937.

The Palestine Government appointed a Commission (with a British judge as chairman) to administer the Awqaf, in place of the Supreme Moslem Council and the General Waqf Committee".

11th November, .1937.

Military courts were established under the Emergency Regulations** for the trial of offences connected with;

(1) the discharge of firearms at any persons (punishable by death),

(2) the carrying of arms, bombs etc. (punishable by death), and (3) causing sabotage and intimidation.

November, 1937.

Sir Charles Tegart and Sir David Petrie were appointed to assist the Government in taking measures to combat terrorism.

During the last half of the year, Arab gangs in the hills increased in size, and assassinations, especially of police personnel, Government officials and Arabs in prominent positions increased, as did also sabotage of the pipe line and telegraph communications. On 22nd November, Sheikh Farhan es Saadi, a prominent gang leader, was captured, condemned by a military court and banged. During the whole year 438 attacks were made by bombs and firearms, of which 109 were against the police and military, 143 against Jewish settlements and 109 against Arab houses. The total casualties from terrorist or gang activities were 97 killed and 149 wounded. The number of persons interned under Emergency Regulations was 903, of whom 816. were Arabs. For the protection of Jewish settlements, 978 active and 3881 reserve Jewish settlement police were enrolled.

1938.

4th January, 1938.

A despatch dated 23rd December, HJ37, from the Secretary of State to the High Commissioner*** was published, announcing

* The Defence (Moslem AwkaO Regulations, Laws of 1937, Vol. III, page 973 . .
**The Defence (Military Courts) Regulations, Laws of 1937, Vol Ill, page 1138 .
*** Cmd. 5634.

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