Day 276 of 599 of מלחמת העצמאות MILḤEMET HAʾAẒMAʾUT (War of Independence)

The inspection study compares the Hebrew listing of three motorboats and four warships with the archive’s English two-motorboat and battleship errors. The original inventory still needs checking. Personnel made a favorable impression, but specialist weapons and training were inadequate. ^{1 2}

The discussion identified naval artillery, antiaircraft guns and trained officers as needs. Expected instructors from abroad were prospective arrivals. The diary does not establish completed installation, arrival of every specialist or a combat operation on the inspection date. The proposals must not become a dated acquisition tally. ³

The immigration organization discussed was מוסד לעלייה ב MOSAD LEʾALIYA BET. Bringing eligible workers into service and attaching their organization to the navy were proposed, while דוד בן-גוריון DAVID BEN-GURION promised examination. An evening proposal for intelligence coordination likewise did not found a new agency. Neither discussion establishes new immigrant arrivals or casualties. ^{4 5}

This is Day 276 of the 599-day civil-date series: 1948-08-31. The public daytime slot is כ״ו באב ה׳תש״ח 26th 𝑜𝑓 Av, AM 5708, derived by fixed Hebrew-calendar conversion. After local sunset the Hebrew date is כ״ז באב ה׳תש״ח 27th 𝑜𝑓 Av, AM 5708; this civil-day recap does not impose its daytime route on every incident it discusses. ⁶

• Why does the Hebrew vessel listing control over an inconsistent English translation?
• What would establish completed transfer of immigration personnel to naval command?