I will bring to notice the good fighting qualities shown by the newer units. These include ... the 38th and 39th (Jewish) Battalions of the Royal Fusiliers. (Signed) E. H. H. ALLENBY, General, Commander-in-Chief, E.E.F. The Commander-in-Chief also wrote in reply to a letter of congratulation which he received from the Secretary of the Zionist Organization of America: 22D NOVEMBER, 1918. DEAR SIR, I have the honour to acknowledge your letter.... You will be glad to hear that the Jewish Regiment did consistently good work.... I received letters of congratulations from many prominent people, but the most valued of all was from that wonderful and truly great man, Theodore Roosevelt. I only received this letter, written three weeks before his lamented death, towards the end of March--over two months after he had passed away. It had been sent to France in error, and wandered in and out amongst the different armies there until somebody noticed that it had "E.E.F." on the address, and sent it on to Palestine: 11TH DECEMBER, 1918. MY DEAR COLONEL PATTERSON, I most heartily congratulate you on leading in what was not only one of the most important, but one of the most dramatic incidents in the whole War. To have the sons of Israel smite Ammon "hip and thigh" under your leadership is something worth while. As for my own loss, the death of my son Quentin was very bitter, but it would have been far more bitter if he had been a hand's breadth behind his friends in entering the war. Two of my other sons have been wounded, one of them crippled. The other wounded one has recovered, and as Lieutenant-Colonel is now commanding his regiment on the march towards the Rhine. Kermit is Captain of Artillery, having first served in Mesopotamia, and then under Pershing in the Argonne fight. With hearty congratulations, Faithfully yours, T. ROOSEVELT. Although the Staff denied us any local credit, our Zionist friends in the country knew what good work the battalion had done, and we were glad to receive the following official letter from the Zionist Commission: ZIONIST COMMISSION TO PALESTINE, c/o Chief Political Officer, G.H.Q., Tel-Aviv, Jaffa, Palestine, 15TH OCTOBER, 1918. COLONEL J. H. PATTERSON, D.S.O., 38TH R.F. DEAR COLONEL PATTERSON, It gives us great pleasure to express to you and to the men under your command of the 38th and 39th Royal Fusiliers, on behalf of the Zionist Commission, our warmest congratulations on the successful part taken by the Royal Fusiliers in the last battle that brought about the liberation of the rest of Palestine. We have always followed with the keenest interest the doings of the Regiment, and we are proud to know that it has done bravely and well.