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'File 11/32 Royal Commission on Palestine' [22v] (44/308)
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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SHORT SUMMARY OF MAIN RECOMMENDATIONS
I.-—Recommendations under the Mandate
Administration
There should be no hesitation in dispensing with the services of Palestinian
officers whose loyalty or impartiality is uncertain. jj
There should be more decentralisation. m
A British Senior Government Advocate should be appointed.
The Jaffa-Haifa road should be completed as speedily as possible.
Public Security
Should disorders break out again of such a nature as to require the inter
vention of the Military, there should be no hesitation in enforcing martial law.
In such an event the disarmament first of the Arabs and then of the Jews
should be enforced.
In mixed areas British District Officers should be appointed.
Central and local police reserves are necessary. A large mobile mounted
force is also essential.
A more rigorous Press Ordinance should be adopted.
Financial and Fiscal Questions
Negotiations should be opened to amend the provisions of Article 18 of the
Mandate and put the trade of Palestine on a fairer basis.
Land
The High Commissioner should be empowered to prohibit the transfer^fc
of land in any stated area to Jews. (The amendment of the Mandate may.
first be necessary.)
Until survey and settlement are complete the sale of isolated and com
paratively small plots of land to Jews should be prohibited. The Commission
favour a proposal for the creation of special Public Utility Companies to
undertake development schemes.
An expert Committee should be appointed to draw up a Land Code.
Settlement should be expedited.
In the event of further sales of land by Arabs to Jews, the rights of any
Arab tenants or cultivators must be preserved. Alienation of land should
only be allowed where it is possible to replace extensive by intensive culti
vation, i.e., in the plains, and not at present in the hills.
Legislation vesting surface water in the High Commissioner is essential.
Possibilities of irrigation should be explored. The scheme for the develop
ment of the Huleh district is commended.
Measures of afforestation are recommended.
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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