I was on duty from 12 midnight to 5 o’clock this morning on a Road Patrol with Jock Reilly. We intercepted several people & vehicles
but did not find anything to make our first arrests on.
Today I was on duty at 6am as escort to a prisoner who was being taken to Jerusalem
He pleaded guilty so the trial was short. The Lt Colonel, Major & Captain
pronounced a sentence of 6 years imprisonment.
The accused had two previous convictions.
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After the trial Barclay & myself wandered around the city. The New Part is quite pleasant except for
Barbed Wire everywhere. After lunch in an
Arab restaurant we met one of the three Palestinian Inspectors we had come
with. We went with him into the old city
in the Sukh. Here we paid a visit to the
Church of the Holy Sepulchre, The
chapels in it are most resplendent in ornament and jewels. On the right of the place where Christ’s
Cross stood is a statue of St Mary & its ornaments are
valued at
£2,000,000. The entrance to the Holy
Sepulchre is so low anyone entering must bow low. Although still partially in ruins from 1927’s
earthquake the church which embodies 4 sects of religion is magnificent.
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