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'File 11/32 Royal Commission on Palestine' [69v] (138/308)
The record is made up of 1 file (152 folios). It was created in 6 Jul 1937-25 Apr 1948. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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2
Downing Street.
23rd December, 1937 *
Sm,
I have the honour to inform you that His Majesty’s Govern
ment in the United Kingdom have had under consideration t e
Statement of Policy in Palestine issued in July last (Cmd.
and the conclusions to be drawn from the resolutions on the
subject which have been passed first by the House of Commo ns^
and subsequently by the Permanent Mandates Commission and^
the Council and Assembly of the League of Nations. A memo
randum containing relevant extracts from the Statement ot
Policy and the resolutions in question, and containing ;w
extracts from Ministerial statements, is enclosed for convenience ,
of reference.
2. I feel that it is necessary to emphasize certain implications
of the acceptance in principle by His Majesty’s Government of
the recommendations contained in Part III of the Report of the
Royal Commission,* and to dispel, if possible, the uncertainty
which appears to exist in some quarters with regard to the
course of action which His Majesty’s Government have in view.
3. In the Statement of Policy His Majesty’s Government have
expressed their general agreement with the arguments and con
clusions of the Royal Commission and their opinion that a
scheme of tripartite division is the best and most hopeful solution
of the problem. In view of the public attention that has been
devoted to criticism of certain features of the tentative plan of
partition which is outlined in Part III of the Report of the Royal
Commission, I wish to make it clear that His Majesty’s
Government are in no sense committed to approval of that plan,
and in particular that they have not accepted the Commission’s
proposal for the compulsory transfer in the last resort of And^
from the Jewish to the Arab area.
4. In the opinion of His Majesty’s Government the discussions Jfc
at Geneva justify the undertaking of the further investigations
required for the drawing up of a more precise scheme expressed
in greater detail. The final decision cannot be taken in merely
general terms, and the further enquiry will undoubtedly provide
the necessary materials on which, when the best possible scheme
has been formulated, to judge of its equity and practicability. '
5. As you are aware, it has been announced that a further
special body will be appointed to visit Palestine, and to submit
to His Majesty’s Government, after consultation with the local
communities, proposals for a detailed scheme of partition; and
that it will be the task of this body to advise in due course as
to the provisional boundaries of the proposed Arab and Jewish
* Cmd. 5479 .
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This file contains correspondence between British officials regarding the response to events in Palestine in Oman and the broader Gulf region including Bahrain and Kuwait. Both public opinion and the reaction of the region's rulers are discussed. In addition to correspondence, the file contains the following documents:
- Palestine Royal Commission Report, 1937 (folios 6-24)
- Two copies of 'Policy in Palestine. Despatch dated 23rd December, 1937, from the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the High Commissioner for Palestine' (folios 63-74)
- Arabic translation of White Paper on Palestine from 1938 (folios 76-79)
- Arabic translation of Statement on Palestine made by the Secretary of State for the Colonies on 24 November 1938 (folios 95-100)
- Arabic and English copies of the White Paper on Palestine of May 1939 (folios 108-120).
- Extent and format
- 1 file (152 folios)
- Arrangement
The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the front to the rear of the file.
- Physical characteristics
Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 154; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-153; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled. A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- Reference
- IOR/R/15/6/379
- Title
- 'File 11/32 Royal Commission on Palestine'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 2r:40v, 42r:48v, 51r:121v, 124r:153v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence