
British Intelligence publish a document on the Arab Liberation Army detailing its location in every area of Palestine, its numbers, and its command as follows:
Arab Liberation Army
Information as at 19.3.48
General: G.O.C. Gen.Ismail Safwat Pasha formerly Deputy Chief of Staff to the Iraqi Army. H.Q. Damascus.
Commands in Palestine:
North Pal: O.C. Fawzi Al Kaukji Bey. 2. i/c Mohd Bey As Safa
East Pal: overall Command Abdul Qadir Husseini
West Pal: overall Command Sheik Hassan Salama. 2. i/c a German Engineer Officer.
South Pal: Acting overall Command Col. Tarik Bey, a Sudanese.
Source: The Nation Weekly