867N.01/11–145: Telegram

The Consul at Jerusalem (Hooper) to the Secretary of State

225. Preliminary Government report to be released immediately describes as follows concentrated bomb outrages throughout Palestine during night of October 31.

“Attacks were made by Jews to disrupt all railroad communications in Palestine. All railroad lines were cut in 50 places from Acre to Wazzan from Affula to Haifa from Lydda to Jerusalem. At 3:45 a.m. November 1 heavy attacks were made on the Lydda railway station in which a railway train, a locomotive and a signal box were heavily damaged. Other equipment was mined. The casualties in this attack were given as Army 1 killed, 1 wounded; police 2 killed, 1 wounded; railway staff 2 killed 6 wounded. A train was held up between Lydda and Jerusalem by armed Jews in Army uniforms. Two police launches were heavily damaged between here and Jaffa. A heavy explosion took place at the Consolidated Refinery at Haifa during the night, 1 dead was found.”

Hooper