He'd hardly gone before some Zionists came with a story that the Arabs are planning to blow up their hospital; I gave them ten men and an officer." [*The religious head of the Moslem community.] "Is the city quiet ?" Grim asked him.
"Fair to middling.

The Jews refused to take their shutters down this morning.

I had to issue an order about it.

I hear now that they're doing business about as usual, but I've ordered the number of men on duty within the city walls to be doubled.

At the first sign of disturbance I shall have the gates closed.