'File 11/32 Royal Commission on Palestine' [25r] (49/308)
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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on the «fchov^»entioned subject I found that he v - •• -•
Government’s ^ro^osals ae jiiven in their recent eUtement
ls-u*a in the prase definitely favourably. A* Hi* High
ness vuite aptly, I think, pointed out it is out of the
question to expel cob ietoly teem the country eitnar the
Afitos or the Jevs and since neither seemed able to live
peaceably side by slae with one another tat- prsent pro
posals to allot separate portions of the country to each
nation would appear to be the sole solution to the prob-
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Having ragird to all the circus? stance a M -ri®
esse the Sultan declared he did not think that the Arab;
*erc at all unfairly treated under the proposed scheme.
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^ A r<1 or t on the reaction of use proposals on
1 public opinion in Muscat will be subsltted *hen received.
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political Agwnt, Muscat at /iar&t.
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- Content
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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- 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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