The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 173)

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The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 173)

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The leaders also used a quicker way to send a message to the fasa’il in
their area. They used coloured flags and the movement of the flag raised
from a high point would be spotted by the other fasil on the other side of
the mountain and decoded. Each movement or colour meant a different
message.
"Once a group of rebels was in Wadi Tira, near Haifa. ’Arif
’Abd al-Raziq was among them, they were to meet an
Englishman who wanted to see the rebels. The
Englishman, asked ’Abd al-Raziq whether the rebels had a
wireless to communicate. ’Abd al-Raziq said yes we have,
and showed him a flag he uses to send messages by signs.
He gave a sign to the flag man, who started to move the
flag to the north, the south, the west and the east. ’Abd al-
Raziq told the Englishman that he had just sent a message
which would be received as far in the south as Rafah, and
as far north as al Naqura. the message read be ready”
Each leader had his own network of informers in the town and
villages. These informers were to collect information about the
movement of the police and army, in the areas which they were located,
and to inform the leader, usually by a messenger.
"Abdulla al-Shalaf was a fasil head in the Western Plain,
near Jaffa. he was always moving from one place to
another to give information to "Abd al-Raziq. He was our
Intelligence there. He had eight working with him day and
night. If anything happened, any soldiers gathering, for
example, he sent the information to us" ©
These informers were not usually known to the people. They also kept
constant watch over land brokers and collaborators. The rebel informers
could be from the rebels themselves who would inform their leaders of
the presence of collaborators, or could be appointed by the fasil leaders
in villages. Many a time, people who were not regular informers,
volunteered information to the rebels about land sales, or about
collaborators. According to Shakir Milhim some would walk for miles to
come and inform ’Abd al-Raziq about the British troops movements, or
89 Ahmad Nazal, personal interview, 1/4/1984. Qabatiya, Jenin :
90 Shakir Milhim, personal interview 6/4/85 Dhinnibah
Tulkarm.
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The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources

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1990-10

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Sonia Nimr

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