秘密とされていた文書が新しく開示され、英国の当事者たちが戦闘的な活動を収めようと努力した様子が分かる。
The southern wing of the King David Hotel in Jerusalem following the 1946 terrorist bombing (Screenshot of newsreel footage from YouTube)
LONDON (AP) ? The call to British military security forces came early in the morning, shortly after 1 a.m., and could not be ignored.
The informant’s message was alarming: Assassins planned to kill the
commander of British forces in Palestine the following morning; evasive action was needed.
暗殺者たちはパレスチナの英軍の指揮官を翌朝殺そうとしていたので、それを防ぐ行動が必要だった。
The source didn’t know the details of the plan, but warned that Gen. Evelyn Barker would be attacked
on the brief journey between his home in Jerusalem and his office at
British headquarters. The assailants were militant Jews from the Stern
Gang, determined to drive the British from the land in their bid for Jewish sovereignty.
攻撃を仕掛けようとしていたのは、ユダヤ人が主権を持とうとしてこの土地から英国を追い出す決意をした、シュテルン・ギャングの戦闘的ユダヤ人だった。