Salt Lake Telegram | 1944-11-08 | Page 3 | Jewish Extremists Confess Slaying of British Official

Jewish Extremists Confess Slaving of British Official CAIRO Nov 8 Egyptian PJ T Egyptian police announced a wide nation search Wednesday for several dozen Jewish terrorists after re reporting reporting reporting re- re porting porting- that two Jews from Palestine Palestine Palestine Pales Pales- tine had confessed the assassination tion of Lord Moyne British resident resident resident resi resi- dent minister in the middle east cast The suspects claimed member- member membership membership ship hip in the organization and authorities said other members members members mem mem- bers of the thc Stern group already were in hiding A high official of or Cairo police said Jewish terrorists terrorists terror- terror still at large had a mission similar to the slaying of or Lord Moyne The confession conCession was given to two members of the Palestine police who vho arrived here her Tuesday a day after the diplomat member of the he Guiness brewing family had been cen shot down at his residence the he British said The men were quoted as saying they hey came to with the express express ex- ex press ress purpose of killing Lord Moyne His chauffeur also was killed The police also Iso quoted the men menas menas as declaring that the policies of the resident minister were prejudicial prejudicial prejudicial to Jewish aspirations for a national home in Palestine and giving that reason for the I nation Their names were announced as Mosche Cohen Itzak and Ch Salz- Salz mann The suspects confessed after 36 hours of questioning police said The Thc Hebrew nam name f pr their organization organization or or- n was stated state to b be Loch LochMay LochMay LochMay May An official statement quoted the killers as saying thc they were I sent to Cairo with the express purpose of murdering Moyne because because because be cause he headed a political department department department de de- de- de of the thc British government government government govern govern- ment and was pursuing a policy which was against Jewish nation nation- Police still w We were e r e c uncertain whether names of the prisoners were real or fictitious The investigation in investigation in- in i continues We are members of or the Fighters Fight Fight- ers for Freedom of Israel organization organization organization and what we have done was vas done on the instructions of or orthis this organization the prisoners were quoted Officials said this organization was the Stern gang which has been charged with numerous acts of terrorism in Palestine