§ Mr. Errollasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will publish details of the number of Arabs who have been found guilty of carrying arms in Palestine 46W this year, sentenced to death and hanged; and the number of Jews who have been found guilty of the same offence during the same period and how many have been hanged; and what are the comparable figures for 1936–39.
Mr. Creech JonesThe last full year for which figures are available is 1946. These, with the comparable figures for 1937–39, are given in the table below:
(a) Cases tried by Military Courts. Found guilty of carrying arms Number sentenced to death in 1946. Number of executions carried out. Arabs Jews Arabs Jews Arabs Jews 198 98 Nil 22 Nil Nil From 11/11/37 to 31/12/39. 519 77 182 4 108 1 (b) Cases tried by Civil Courts. In 1946. 58 10 Nil Nil From 11/11/37 to 31/12/39 46 1 Nil Nil The 11th November, 1937, was the date of the introduction of the death sentenc for the illegal carriage of arms in Palestine.