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The MacDonald letter, also known in contemporary Arabic sources as the Black Letter (Arabic : الورقة السوداء), was a letter from British prime minister Ramsay MacDonald to Chaim Weizmann on 13 February 1931 regarding the passage of the Passfield white paper, which recommended restrictions on Jewish immigration to Palestine, as well as Jewish purchases of land in Palestine.
The White Paper of 1939 [note 1] was a policy paper issued by the British government, led by Neville Chamberlain, in response to the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine. [2] After its formal approval in the House of Commons on 23 May 1939, [ 3 ] [ note 2 ] it acted as the governing policy for Mandatory Palestine from 1939 to the 1948 British ...
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Palestine 1920–1948 Flag Public Seal Mandatory Palestine in 1946 Status Mandate of the United Kingdom Capital Jerusalem Common languages Arabic, English, Hebrew Religion (1922) 78% Islam 11% Judaism 10% Christianity 1% other including Baháʼí Faith, Druze faith Demonym(s) Palestinian High ...
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The paper called for the establishment of a Jewish national home in an independent Palestinian state within 10 years, rejecting the idea of the creation of a Jewish state and the idea of partitioning Palestine. It also limited Jewish immigration to 75,000 for 5 years, and ruled that further immigration was to be determined by the Arab majority ...
In reaction to the White Paper, the Haganah built up the Palmach as the Haganah's elite strike force and organized illegal Jewish immigration to Palestine. Approximately 100,000 Jews were brought to Palestine in over one hundred ships during the final decade of what became known as Aliyah Bet .
Stricter controls to be placed on Jewish immigration and land purchase Renew the effort to establish the legislative council proposed in 1922 July 1937 White Paper on Partition Statement of Policy on the Peel Commission report: Cmd. 5513 Recommended partition December 1937 Statement of Policy, appointment of the Woodhead Commission: Cmd. 5634
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. The Lausanne Conference of 1949 was convened by the United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine (UNCCP) from 27 April to 12 September 1949 in Lausanne, Switzerland. Representatives of Israel, the Arab states Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria, and the Arab Higher Committee and a number of ...