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«Illegal» Jewish immigrants deported to Cyprus «Displaced Persons» camps -- DP-Camps.

The Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry ends her examinations in Palestine in March.

Serious discussions between brits and Jews. Etzel attacks on railroad tracks. The brits sentence Etzel-Members to death. In the night from 16th to 17th May units of Palmach blow up ten bridges which connect Palestine with the neighboring countries.

«Black Saturday» on June 29th. The leadership of the Yishuv is arrested by the brits.

July 22nd: The Irgun blows up a side wing of the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, the British headquarters.

The Irgun hang two British sergeants in revenge for British death sentences on members of Irgun.

Transjordan achieves independence as the «Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan».

December: The Morrison-Grady Plan which suggests regional autonomy for the Jewish and Arabian population is published.