Notrim

The Notrim (

1936–39 Arab revolt.^[1] The British authorities maintained, financed and armed the Notrim until the end of the Mandate in 1948, even though they knew that while the force was nominally answerable to the Palestine Police Force, it was in fact controlled by the Haganah.^[2]^{[clarification needed}

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Jewish units during the Arab Revolt (1936–39)

During the Arab revolt, the British Mandate authorities needed local manpower specifically to help with defending the borders of

Lord Kitchener, provided with weapons, trained and paid by the government to whom they answered, while also remaining under the command of the local community leadership.^[4]

As notrim thousands of young men had their first experience of military training, which Moshe Shertok and Eliyahu Golomb cited as one of the fruits of the Haganah's policy of havlagah (restraint).^[5]

World War II

On 6 August 1940

Royal East Kent Regiment (the "Buffs").^[6]^{[clarification needed]} At a luncheon with Chaim Weizmann on 3 September, Winston Churchill approved the large-scale recruitment of Jewish forces in Palestine and the training of their officers.^[6]^{[dubious – discuss]} A further 10,000 men (no more than 3,000 from Palestine) were to be recruited to Jewish units in the British Army for training in the United Kingdom.^[6]^{[dubious – discuss}

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Faced with

Supernumerary Police and 40,000 to 50,000 home guard.^[6] The plans were approved by Field Marshal John Dill.^[6]^{[dubious – discuss}

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The Special Operations Executive in Cairo approved a Haganah proposal for guerilla activities in northern Palestine led by the Palmach, as part of which Yitzhak Sadeh devised "Plan North" for an armed enclave in the Carmel range from which the Yishuv could defend the region and attack Nazi communications and supply lines, if necessary.^[6]^{[dubious – discuss]} British intelligence also trained a small radio network under Moshe Dayan to act as spy cells in the event of a German invasion.^[6]^{[dubious – discuss]}