CONTEMPLATED TRANSFORMATION OF HAGANAH INTO ARMY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R001000140001-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 12, 1999
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: October 10, 1947
• Content Type: IR

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35519 FW THE VIM
QN1IDEt1TJAl-
gence to the
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE GROUP
COUNTRY Palestine
SUBJECT Contemplated Transformation of
Haganah into Army
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ORIGIN
Next Review Date: 2008
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1. As a result of a conversation with two key officials of the Jewish Agency,
it i
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s reported that the Jewish Agency is contemplating the transformation
of the flaganah into a regular army structure. The army will reportedly
consist of possibly two divisions of ton or twelve thousand troops eac,`iq
The agency claims their source of manpower is fatly adequate and inferred
that arrangements are being made for the importation of heavy equipment.
2p the reaction of the Jewish Agency is one of fear at the
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possibility of British military withdrawal from Palestine, The Agency has
allegedly admitted that the Jewish settlements located in nonnJew{sh
areas will be in severe danger. If the settlements are not evacuated, it
is predicted that they will be annihilated, but Agency officials have
expressed the belief that they will be able to withstand attack until the
Haganah is equipped with artillery, tanks, and aircraft.
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the Jewish Agency is apparently willing to sacrifice
Jews residing in Arab countries for the cause of Jewish people as a
whole,
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