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Coll 6/51 'Pan-Islamic Congress, 1933-5. Activities of Shaukat Ali, the Mufti of Jerusalem and others.' [‎72r] (143/323)

The record is made up of 1 file (160 folios). It was created in 30 Mar 1933-7 Aug 1940. It was written in English and French. 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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M It has been reported in detail how the Marj Ibn
Amer lands have been purchased by the Jews, the area
of which is more than 800,000 dunums and the number of
the agriculturists who have been evicted is 700-800 as
per the statement of the Jewish Expert, and 8,730 as
per the statement of the Arabic Expert. It was also
reported how the Jews bought the lands of Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. el
Hawareth, an area of 30,826 dunums, and how the
agriculturists have been sent out by force (the Police)
and the bewilderment of the tribe after losing their
resiaence”.
O n .page 162 of the same report .
"The fourth point and the last, which is the most
important, is that the Palestine Government should
consider the natural surplus of the actual number of
people and the land available when they decide the
number of new immigrants who are to be added to the
agricultural population, even though methods of modern
agriculture are used. The British administration have
introduced improved health condition to such an extent
that the number of deaths has lessened, and it is
expected that due to the increase of births there will be
an increase in the population in the next thirty years
of 300,000 who will depend upon the land for living if
no industries are found in the country".
On the same page it also says.
"A detailed investigation takes a long time, and until
this investigation is completed, the Palestine
Government may have to repeat the situation now found
at Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. el Haraweth and have to appeal to the Police to
chase large numbers of agriculturists who have no other
lands to which they can be transferred and settle.
Previously

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This file documents British concerns regarding the pan-Islamic movement, particularly in Palestine but also in other parts of the Middle East.

The file features the following principal correspondents: the Viceroy of India; the Secretary of State for India; His Majesty's Ambassador in Cairo (Miles Wedderburn Lampson); the High Commissioner for Palestine (Arthur Grenfell Wauchope); His Majesty's Minister at Jedda (Sir Andrew Ryan); the President of the Supreme Muslim Council, Palestine [Muḥammad Amin al-Husayni]; officials of the Foreign Office, the Government of India's Foreign Department, the Government of Palestine, and the Palestine Police Force's Criminal Investigations Department, Jerusalem.

The correspondence includes discussion of the following:

In addition to correspondence, the file includes the following:

  • Copies of extracts Palestine police summaries from 1933-1935.
  • A copy of a translation of a memorandum (author unknown) written in 1935, which discusses British policy regarding Palestine, as well as Jewish immigration and Zionism, from a Palestinian Muslim perspective.

The French material in this file consists of a copy of a French translation of a sermon given by Sheikh el Maraghi [Muhammad Mustafa al-Maraghi] in early 1938.

The file includes a divider which gives a list of correspondence references contained in the file by year. This is placed at the back of the correspondence (folio 2).

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1 file (160 folios)
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The papers are arranged in approximate chronological order from the rear to the front of the file.

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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 161; 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 2-160; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

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Coll 6/51 'Pan-Islamic Congress, 1933-5. Activities of Shaukat Ali, the Mufti of Jerusalem and others.' [‎72r] (143/323), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/2118, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100040674814.0x000092> [accessed 21 June 2026]

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