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Palestine: Proposals to Deter Illegal Jewish Immigration

20 Nov 1946

A file of memoranda discussing possible measures to reduce Jewish migration to Palestine. Among the options suggested are legal action against the crews of the ships transporting the emigrants, and a whispering campaign intended to dissuade Jews from wanting to go. The latter is accompanied by suggestions that the rumours be linked to a "powerful Arab underground organisation", the staging of fake ‘murders’ of emigrants in Palestine, and that sabotage be carried out on the ships, including tampering with their food and water, and setting fire to ships in port.
terrorism censorship immigration international relations jews shipping propaganda psychological warfare zionism cold war palestine special operations william hayter foreign office permanent under-secretary's department
Collection ID
FO1093
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
Palestine
Document Reference
FO 1093/420/2
Document Types
Memorandum
File Reference
FO 1093/420
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.fo1093.0420.002
Keywords
Immigration Jews Zionism Special Operations Shipping Propaganda Terrorism
Languages
English
Organizations
Foreign Office Permanent Under-Secretary's Department
Pages
20
Persons Discussed
William Hayter
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
International Relations Propaganda Censorship Psychological Warfare

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