Conclusions From Progress Report of the United Nations Mediator on Palestine, September 16, 1948 (a) Mediation Effort VIII. CONCLUSIONS 1. Since I presented my written Suggestions to the Arab and Jewish authorities on 27 June, I have made no formal … Read more . . .
Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry – Preface Cover Page Contents Chapter I 20th Century Page The Palestine Page Avalon Home Page We were appointed by the Governments of the United States and of the United Kingdom, as a joint body of … Read more . . .
Letter From President Roosevelt to King Ibn Saud, April 5, 1945 GREAT AND GOOD FRIEND: I have received the communication which Your Majesty sent me under date of March 10, 1945, in which you refer to the question of Palestine … Read more . . .
The Palestine Mandate The Council of the League of Nations: Whereas the Principal Allied Powers have agreed, for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations, to entrust to … Read more . . .
The Sykes-Picot Agreement : 1916 It is accordingly understood between the french and British governments: That France and great Britain are prepared to recognize and protect an independent Arab states or a confederation of Arab states (a) and (b) marked … Read more . . .
See Critical analysis of the Partition Resolution
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See also Jewish Opposition to Partition
Jewsopposepartition.pdf (75.16 KB)
British White Paper of 1939 In the statement on Palestine, issued on 9 November, 1938, His Majesty’s Government announced their intention to invite representatives of the Arabs of Palestine, of certain neighboring countries and of the Jewish Agency to … Read more . . .
Balfour Declaration 1917 November 2nd, 1917 Dear Lord Rothschild, I have much pleasure in conveying to you, on behalf of His Majesty’s Government, the following declaration of sympathy with Jewish Zionist aspirations which has been submitted to, and approved by, … Read more . . .
The Basle Programme* 30 August, 1897 Zionism strives for the establishment of a publicly and legally secured home in Palestine for the Jewish people. For the attainment of this aim the Congress considers the following means: The appropriate promotion of … Read more . . .