ABSTRACT

This is an entirely new Naval Staff History covering the period immediately after the Second World War and the Royal Navy operations to prevent illegal Jewish immigration into Palestine, at the time under British Mandate from the United Nations. The Palestine Patrol, as it became known, illustrates clearly the problems facing navies conducting operations other than war; in particular those involving maritime embargo measures.

part 1|24 pages

The British and Palestine

chapter 2|10 pages

Naval Operations: The Arab Revolt

chapter 3|4 pages

The Wartime Years

chapter 4|5 pages

The Displaced Persons

part 2|40 pages

Palestine Patrol, 1945–46: Unopposed Arrests

part 3|77 pages

Palestine Patrol, 1946–47: Contested Arrests

chapter 9|7 pages

More Difficult Tasks

chapter 10|8 pages

Further Arrests

chapter 11|4 pages

The Athina Rescue

chapter 12|4 pages

The Legal Issues

chapter 13|10 pages

The Second Winter: Arrests

chapter 14|9 pages

The Guardian: A Very Hazardous Arrest

chapter 16|8 pages

The ‘Refoulement'

part 4|29 pages

Palestine Patrol and Naval Operations, 1947–48 The Final Period

chapter 19|5 pages

The Pans Operation

chapter 20|9 pages

The Final Arrests

chapter 21|2 pages

The Withdrawal

chapter 22|8 pages

Summary and Conclusions