The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 209)

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The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 209)

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The Conference started in London on 7 February 1939, and broke
down in the middle of March, as the meeting parties failed to come to an
agreement. * With the situation in Europe deteriorating rapidly,
especially after the occupation of Czechoslovakia by the Germans, the
British could not afford more unrest in the Middle East. On May 1939
the Government issued a White Paper on the situation of Palestine.
Palestine would become independent in ten years, but would still be tied
by treaty to Britain, and neither Arabs nor Jews would dominate the
government. Jewish immigration would be restricted to 75,000 per year
for the next five years, after which no further immigration would be
permitted without Arab consent. There would be also restrictions on the
sale of Arab lands to Jews. °
Arab R ion he White Paper
Apart from Prince "Abdullah of Trans-Jordan and the Defence party, the
Arab Higher Committee rejected the White Paper, and issued a
statement in which it welcomed the British recognition of the rights of
the Arabs in principle, but regretted the British failure to grant
Palestinian independence. * In spite of the Higher Arab Committee’s
rejection of the White Paper, many of its members did actually agree to
what was stated in it. " This difference of opinion among these political
groups, or those who believed in the same political principles, came to
reflect the different interpretations of the general political atmosphere
and the terms of the White Paper. The rejectionists, among whom the
Mufti stood out with strong refusal, based their reaction on the fact that
the White Paper did not meet with their national demands.2 Those who
8 CAB 23/97/1-3, 6-11, and 14
9 The text of the White Paper. Cmd paper No 6019
10 Akram Zueiter, Watha’iq al-Haraka. pp.648-653.
11 Bayan al-Hout, al-Qiyadat Wa al-Mu’assasat. 0.397
12 Akram Zueiter, al-Haraka al-Wataniya. D596.”
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The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources

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1990-10

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Sonia Nimr

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