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Coll 6/51 'Pan-Islamic Congress, 1933-5. Activities of Shaukat Ali, the Mufti of Jerusalem and others.' [‎89r] (177/323)

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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available to settle the Jews on in reference to the
obligation of the Mandatory Government in the sixth
article of the Mandate# This investigation will be
thorough and it will deal with land in Palestine#
While this investigation is being carried out,
necessary facilities v/ill be given to enable all
concerned Jews and Arabs to present all claims and
evidence they wish”#
In lection 15 of the said communiQue it is said:
"Over and above this it is not intended by the policy
of His Majesty’s Government to prevent any Jews
acquiring surplus lands; and the paper does not contain
this prohibition nor is it intended to include this#
All that the paper means is a temporary control on
land transactions and their transfer, in such a manner
as will not be prejudicial to the scheme for land
development. His Majesty’s Government feel compelled
to say that it is the only Government amongst those
responsible for the administration of Palestine which
has declared its wish to introduce in Palestine an
active policy which it is believed will be beneficial
to both Arabs and Jews".
In ectlon 14 of the communique it is said:
"The control of Immigration has some connection
with this, and it should be made clear from the begin—
ling that this control is not in any way a change in
the previous policy and since 1920 when the original
immigration ordinance came into being Government has
published from time to time, orders to prevent
illegal immigration and to facilitate legal immigrationfl
In Section 15 it says;
"It may seem that His Majesty’s Government has
intended to restrict the entry of other immigrants so
long as their entry might cause unempi oyment of Ara * 8 .
The

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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.' [‎89r] (177/323), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/2118, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100040674814.0x0000b4> [accessed 8 June 2026]

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