British military impose Martial law in Palestine after the Irgun bombing of the Goldsmith Officers Club. A British soldier assume prone position while holding his rifle. Troops lay down barbed wires on roads in Jerusalem. A soldier keeps watch from a balcony. Armored personel carriers patrol the streets of Jerusalem. A soldier stands guard at a gate. An empty street in Jerusalem during Martial law.
Arab man walking with city of Jerusalem in background behind him. British army soldiers drive GMC OTTER Light Reconnaissance Cars next to the Tower of David (Jerusalem citadel). They are driving on Highway 60, also known as the Talpiot–Atarot Axis, also known as "Road 1." Sign that reads “NO ENTRY." Residents of Palestine, some wearing European clothing, others in traditional Arab attire, wait behind a barbed wire checkpoint. British Army soldiers of the South Lancashire Regiment check credentials and admit entry to a Jewish women. A South Lancashire Regiment soldier frisks an Arab man who has his hands raised. Soldiers talk to the driver of a 1945 Plymouth Special Deluxe sedan (one of only 770 made) that pulls up behind barbed wire. British soldier with machine gun behind sandbags and barbed wire. Machine gun pointing behind wall of sandbags. Silhouette of a soldier and barbed wires. Point of view from inside sand bag machine gun position looking out to city. Silhouettes of solidier and of a man putting his hands up.
In a speech to the General Assembly of the United Nations, U.S. Secretary of State, George Marshall, refers to repeated vetoes by a permanent member of the Security Council. He discusses the post-war state of the world and the many matters yet to be resolved, including the independence of Austria, the Palestine issue, the matter of Korea, still divided along the 38th parallel, and status of nations in Eastern Europe, etc.
Convoy of GMC OTTER Light Reconnaissance Cars driven by British soldiers travel the streets of Jerusalem. Aerial view of convoy navigating city streets. Point of view footage riding in convoy of GMC OTTER Light Reconnaissance Cars in Jerusalem as the convoy passes the Jaffa Gate and Tower of David on highway 60. View of GMC OTTER Light Reconnaissance Cars convoy as it passes in front of the Tower of David. British men wearing suits along with traditional Arab agal with ghutrah head dresses smoke hookahs with Arab men next to a tent.
A car, a truck and a tank cross a checkpoint in Tel Aviv, Israel. Brisish Officers discuss map of areas under military control.