Prev | Next | ![]() |
Prev | Next |
PalestineRemembered | About Us | Oral History | العربية | |
![]() |
Pictures | Zionist FAQs | Haavara | Maps |
Search |
Camps |
Districts |
Acre |
Baysan |
Beersheba |
Bethlehem |
Gaza |
Haifa |
Hebron |
Jaffa |
Jericho |
Jerusalem |
Jinin |
Nablus |
Nazareth |
Ramallah |
al-Ramla |
Safad |
Tiberias |
Tulkarm |
Donate |
Contact |
Profile |
Videos |
Law And Order in Palestine before Nakba: Supplementing Volume II, Chapter XV, Pages 581 - 608, British Mandate: A Survey of Palestine: Supplement - Page 80 |
Disclaimer
The above documents, article, interviews, movies, podcasts, or stories reflects solely the research and opinions of its authors. PalestineRemembered.com makes its best effort to validate its contents.
Post Your Comment
*It should be NOTED that your email address won't be shared, and all communications between members will be routed via the website's mail server.
Supplementing Volume II, Chapter XV, pages 581-608. (p. 588)
(§ 15)
The following table shows the development of the Police Force since 1939.
(T. 3)
PALESTINE Police Force, 193l-1947.
Pales- Temporary Temporary
British Palestinian British add. add.
Year officers other other police warders Total
officers ranks ranks (Palestinian) (Palestinian)
---- ---
1939 161 116 3,069 2,549 3,786 30 9,651
1941 286 116 8,082 3,047 5,676 93 12,200
1948 267 128 3,032 8,332 6,740 137 13,631
1945 344 133 5,522 3,434 5,940 92 15,465
1947 341 138 5,271 8,218 7,976 - 16,944 N.B.-1.
The designation "officers" in this table includes inspectors.
2. The figures prior to 1947 include personnel of The Prisons Service.
(§ 16)
The following table shows the number of police personnel killed in action against lawless elements or murdered in the execution of their duty.
Year | British | Arab Jewish Total
Before 1936 1 10 2 13
1936 7 10 5 22
1937 4 11 4 19
1938 9 56 29 94
1939 10 14 27 51
1940 3 2 2 7
1941 5 - 4 9
1942 2 4 2 8
1943 4 2 2 8
1944 10 5 3 18
1945 8 s - 11
1946 16 12 5 33
TOTAL 79 129 85 293
Page 80