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'Military Lessons of the Arab Rebellion in Palestine 1936' [38r] (80/294)
The record is made up of 1 volume (142 folios). It was created in Feb 1938. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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44816-1
53
Guides
Guides were invariably either police or police employees. They
were generally unsatisfactory, and it was extremely dangerous to rely
upon them alone. In some cases local police sent to guide troops to
particular villages led columns astray owing to ignorance of tracks in
their own areas.
Dogs
The Palestine Police made extensive use of two South African trained
dogs to trail criminals, and they met with an uncanny degree of success.
Out of the i72 cases in which they were tried in 1936, they were success
ful in 87. Two extra dogs arrived in September, and more still were
needed, but nevertheless by using M.T. and sometimes aircraft two dogs
succeeded somehow in covering most of the country.
Both dogs and dog-masters need long and specialised training and
are difficult to replace: for this reason they require most careful
protection when at work. In a country where police dogs are available
it is important that troops should be taught not to disturb tracks and
axticles found, such as empty cartridge cases etc., if dogs are to be
used there later. The results achieved will usually be found to be
proportionate to the speed with which the dogs can be laid on.
CONCLUSION
To sum up, the principal intelligence lessons were:-
(a) The need for closer co-operation between the military and
police intelligence systems.
(b) The special importance of a regular supply of aetailed
topographical information.
(c) Careful control of the paper-work involved in collecting and
distributing intelligence.
(d) The value of the press correspondent under conditions of
rebellion when given a generous supply of accurate military news
and allowed access to senior staff officers and commanders.
(e) The need for two different types of maps.
(f) The great value to the rebels of a sympathetic population who
will both -prevent information from reaching the Government forces
and at the' same time keep the enemy very fully informed of troop
movements and even plans.
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Report detailing the military lessons of the Arab rebellion in Palestine in 1936 that was compiled by General Staff, Headquarters, The British Forces, Palestine & Trans-Jordan.
The report is divided up into chapters as follows:
- Introduction
- A Short History of the Rebellion I - to the end of June, 1936
- A Short History of the Rebellion II - from the 1st July, 1936 to the end of the year
- Conditions in Palestine as Affecting Operations
- Commanders and Staffs
- Intelligence
- Intercommunication
- Administration
- Transport
- Weapons and Equipment
- The Employment of Various Arms
- The Employment of Aircraft in Co-operation with Troops
- Defensive Action
- Protection of Communications
- Offensive Action
- Conclusion - Summary of Main Lessons
The report contains 46 photographs and a number of diagrams which are located throughout the volume. It also contains four maps, found at folios 140-143.
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (142 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume contains a contents page on folio 3.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 144; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- Title
- 'Military Lessons of the Arab Rebellion in Palestine 1936'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:110v, 111ar:111av, 111r:139v, back-i
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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