867n.404Wailing Wall/27: Telegram
The Consul General at Jerusalem ( Knabenshue ) to the Secretary of State
[Received 11:54 p.m.]
British authorities sent armed convoy Hebron today to evacuate Jewish noncombatants guarded in Hebron police barracks. British authorities promised to evacuate Americans and I sent Simon, Jewish [Page 50] member of the consulate general, with a convoy to obtain list of names of all American citizens, including dead and wounded, and to assist evacuation of the living. All Americans are now evacuated except 14 students and 2 others who refused to leave without the other students, but it is hoped to secure their evacuation tomorrow.