Prior to entering the political field , he was a high - ranked officer in the British Army in Palestine .
Prior to entering the political field , he conducted his troops to Beirut during the May -- June 1945 crisis in Lebanon and Syria between France and Britain .
Prior to entering the political field , he was a high - ranked officer in the British Army in Palestine and conducted his troops to Beirut during the May -- June 1945 crisis in Lebanon and Syria between France and Britain .