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@ oe Ind we envurm : oye re ” Whitehall last night. Detectives In AS Police in London and at all British - ports and airfields intensified their watch for Jewish terrorists, the Irgun Zvai Leumi broadcast a new warning -last night. po “The! “Voice of Fighting Zion,” ‘secret radio in Palestine, boasted: “ No security measures in Britain or in € ritish Embassies abroad will prevent. Irgun soldiers from reaching their goal.” . Loe The announcer added: “The British are now afraidfof the Jems Mr. Bevin and his Ministers are under spec: al ‘guard.” . 4 Detectives on the watch for terrorists who might have smuggled themselves into the country mixed with Remem- prance Day crowds ———————__ And for the second night the: a gates. at the Embankment } entrance to Scotland Yard were padiocked. ~ The usual watch on the safety . t * of members of the Cabinet has Jpeen tightened, and special day - and night guards have,peen placed ment offices and im- portant buildings in London. q + . - were art | ~ 7 4 on AEE $C be 2 pe FS, he ee ed ™ ace ny | Yard Pad locks Ga tes: { — ‘«‘Wfove On \ ch All who Ioitered outside. places last night were asked to “move on.” - — “Uniformed men” called in to, help the Special Branch and. C.LD. patrolied entrances and cor- ridors in plain clothes... “Tomorrow there will be in- creased vigilance at the State opening of Parliament. Last night Scotland Yard stated that the theeAts of the Irgun avai Leumi and the Stern Gang that ‘they will bring. their campaign to Britain are being taken seriously. - The threats are affecting not enly the London police. have been given ‘throughout the provinces for extra precautions to ‘be taken. Many detectives from the Surete in Paris have been r e . to watch the French Cha “10,000 Down Extra pressure on Britain’s , police comes at & time when its depleted resources: are already dealing with an unparalleled crime wave. . : Three weeks ago Mr. Chuter Ede announced in Parliament that there is a deficit of 10,000 men in the country’s police | forces, and that nearly half that | deficit is im the Metropolitan | Police. | - Latest figures given by the Com- missioner of Police show that since 1934 the. of the Metropolitan force has dropped steadily. ‘From nearly 20,000 in 1934, the “regulars” have droppec to a 43,500. Even with reserves of pensioners, “ specials,” and War Reserve, the strength now F considerably fewer than 15.000. prc eee Pp men em DAILY HERALD ieee Ainge gh ble gi mt POD ani, mamrette = ‘