CABLEGRAM RECEIVED 21 MAY 1948 FROM THE DEPUTY MÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµICIPAL COMMISSIONER GENERAL FOR JERUSALEM ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAL

PRESIDENT VAAD LEUMI MAYOR JEWISH AREA JERUSALEM AND CHAIRMAN JEWISH COMMÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµITY COÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµCIL JERUSALEM CALLED ON ME AS YOUR REPRESENTATIVE THIS AFTERNOON AND ASKED ME TO COMMÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµICATE TO YOU FOR YOUR INFORMATION AND SECURITY COÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµCIL FOLLOWING MESSAGE:

"FOR PAST 5 DAYS AFTER JERSUALEM, INCLUDING OLD CITY, SUBJECTED INDISCRIMINATE ATTACKS AND NIGHTLY SHELLING BY MORTARS OF ARAB LEGION.  AMONG ATTACKED ARE HOSPITALS, RELIGIOUS AND SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS INCLUDING HADASSAH MEDICAL CENTRE ON MOÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµT SCOPUS AND MAINLY NON-COMBATANT CITIZENS.  DOES WORLD INTEND REMAINING SILENT; WILL Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµITED NATIONS WHO EXPRESSED FEARS FOR PEACE HOLY CITY PERMIT THIS TO CONTINUED; IN NAME JEWISH JERUSALEM WE DEMAND IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT HOLY CITY.  AZCARATE."

(SIGNED)  WASSON

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Document Type: Cablegram
Document Sources: Security Council
Subject: Armed conflict, Jerusalem
Publication Date: 21/05/1948