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Coll 6/51 'Pan-Islamic Congress, 1933-5. Activities of Shaukat Ali, the Mufti of Jerusalem and others.' [‎90r] (179/323)

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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The Government of Hie Majesty the King does not
propose to follow this policy and has already said
that in the organisation of the Jewish immigration the
following principles should he adopted i.e. is necessary
to assure that the immigrants should not be a burden on
the citizens of Palestine on the whole and that these
should not deprive any section of the present citizens
from working. (The white paper for the year 1922)".
In Section 16 it is said: "His Majesty’s
Government do not intend to stop nor to restrict Jewish
immigration of any class. The old system will continue
from the point of view of approving the schedule
of labourers. It will consider in each case the
necessity of labourers for the works which depend
on Jewish funds or constructed by the majority of
Jewish capital end which are not commenced unless there
are Jewish labourers. As to works which are financed
by the Treasury, the clainsof the Jewish labourers to
gain a portion of these in respect of the payments of
taxes paid by Jews to the Treasury will be taken into
account. As to other works the factors which have
relation to the demand of labourers will be considered
every time and amongst these will be the unemployment
of Jews and Arabs* The immigrants for whom there
is work other than casual will not be refused entry
into the country on the grounds that the work available
cannot be guaranteed for a fixed period".
In Section 17 it Is said:
"As to imnigration schedules at any time, the
policy of the Jew sh Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. that in all the schemes and
works which are undertaken or encouraged by the Jewish
Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. , the Jews should principally be given the work
should

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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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English and French in Latin script
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Coll 6/51 'Pan-Islamic Congress, 1933-5. Activities of Shaukat Ali, the Mufti of Jerusalem and others.' [‎90r] (179/323), British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/L/PS/12/2118, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100040674814.0x0000b6> [accessed 6 June 2026]

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