Issues
41 issues found.
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Peel Commission Report (1937)
Arab Revolt Britain Mandatory Palestine (1922-1948) Milestones Partition Peel Commission Transjordan Woodhead CommissionThe final report issued by the Palestine Royal Commission, better known as the Peel Commission, on 7 July 1937. -
Avner Defense Plan (June 1937)
A “national defense scheme” for the Jewish population in Palestine authored by Elimelech ‘Avner’ Zelikowitz, a member of the Haganah, the largest Zionist militia, in June 1937. -
Cust's Cantonization Plan (1936)
A plan presented by former Mandatory official Archer Cust during a lecture to the British Royal Central Asian Society on 4 March 1936. -
Arab Revolt in Palestine (1936-9)
An uprising conducted by Palestinian Arabs against the British Mandatory Government and the Jewish population of Palestine from 1936 to 1939. -
Palestine Administrative Boundaries Map (1934 and 1946)
Reference map showing the boundaries of districts and sub-districts in Mandatory Palestine as of 1934 and 1946. -
1931 Census of Palestine
A census of Palestine conducted by the Mandatory government on 18 November 1931. -
Palestine (Western or Wailing Wall) Order in Council, 1931
Historical Basin Holy Sites League of Nations Mandatory Palestine (1922-1948) Temple Mount/Al-Haram al-SharifAn Order in Council, or type of primary legislation, pertaining to Palestine and enacted in the name of King George V on 19 May 1931. -
Hope Simpson Report (1930)
A report dated 1 October 1930, prepared by British civil servant John Hope Simpson at the request of Colonial Secretary Lord Passfield, and addressing "immigration, land settlement and development issues" in Mandatory Palestine in the aftermath of the 1929 riots, following the work of the Shaw Commission. -
British White Paper of 1930 on Palestine (Passfield White Paper)
A British White Paper, or government policy document, prepared by Secretary of State for the Colonies Lord Passfield and published on 1 October 1930. -
Shaw Commission Report (1930)
A report issued in March 1930 by a British Commission of Inquiry, headed by jurist Walter Shaw, investigating the 1929 Palestine riots and their origins. -
Cust Report (The Status Quo in the Holy Places, 1929)
A report compiled by Archer Cust, an officer in the Mandatory government, in September 1929, describing the status quo governing the holy sites in and around Jerusalem, including the respective rights of Christians, Muslims and Jews. -
1929 Palestine Riots
A week of fighting and riots that took place in Palestine in late August 1929, between Arabs on the one hand and Jews and Mandatory security forces on the other. -
Palestine-Syria-Lebanon Agreement of Good Neighborly Relations (1926)
Boundary Agreements: Lebanon Boundary Agreements: Syria Britain France Mandatory Palestine (1922-1948)An agreement concluded between the British and French governments, on behalf of their Mandatory territories of Palestine, Syria and Lebanon, on 2 February 1926. -
Franco-British Agreement on Northern Border (Paulet-Newcombe Agreement, 1923)
Boundary Agreements: Lebanon Boundary Agreements: Syria Britain France Golan Heights Mandatory Palestine (1922-1948) MilestonesAn agreement between Britain and France establishing the border between their Mandatory territories of Palestine, Lebanon, and Syria, following the work of a joint boundary commission. -
1922 Census of Palestine
A census of Palestine conducted by the Mandatory government on 23 October 1922.