"ملف ٣٢/١١ اللجنة الملكية المعنية بفلسطين" [و‎‎٢‎٣] (٣٠٨/٤٥)

Immigration
The volume of Jewish immigration should continue to be restricted in the
first instance by the economic absorptive capacity of Palestine, but it should
be subject to a “ political high level,” covering Jewish immigration of all
categories. This high level should be fixed for the next five years at 12,000
per annum. Amendments in the categories under the Immigration Ordinance
and in the definition of ” dependency ” are proposed.
Education
The Administration should regard the claims on the revenue of Arab
education as second in importance only to those of public security. The
present proportion between the grant to Jewish education and the amount
^ent on the Arabs should not be altered : an increase in the grant to the
?ws should result from an increase in the total expenditure on education.
In any further discussion of the project of a British University in the Near
East, the possibility should be considered of locating it in the neighbourhood
of Jerusalem or Haifa.
Local Government
An attempt should be made to strengthen those few local councils which
still exist in Arab rural areas, but not to revivify councils which have broken
down, or to create new ones unless there is a genuine demand for them. The
more important local councils and all the municipalities should be reclassified,
by means of a new Ordinance, into groups according to their respective size
and importance.
The services of an expert on local government should be obtained to assist
in drafting the new Ordinance and improving the relations between Govern
ment and the municipalities.
The need of Tel Aviv for a substantial loan should be promptly and
sympathetically reconsidered.
Self-governing Institutions
The Commission do not recommend that any attempt be made to revive
the proposal of a Legislative Council, but they would welcome an enlargement
of the Advisory Council by the addition of Unofficial Members.
, Conclusion
' The above recommendations for dealing with Arab and Jewish grievances
under the Mandate will not ” remove ” them or “ prevent their recurrence.”
They are the best palliatives the Commission can devise, but they will not
solve the problem.