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Public and Political: General: Palestine Royal Commission: Evidence: Correspondence., Jun 1922 - 05 Jul 1937

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 2/317

Scope and Contents

Correspondents include: William Ormsby-Gore [Secretary of State for the Colonies, later 4th Lord Harlech] (2); J M Martin, Secretary to the Palestine Royal Commission, on subjects including questions to be asked WSC by the Commission (4); 1st Lord Peel [Chairman], Palestine Royal Commission.Also includes: copy of the League of Nations Mandate for Palestine, including a note relating to its application to Trans-Jordan [later Jordan] (December 1922); copies of White Papers on British policy towards Palestine by 1st Lord Passfield [earlier Sidney Webb], Secretary of State for the Colonies (May, October 1930); copy of a letter from Ramsay Macdonald, Prime Minister, to Chaim Weizmann [President, World Zionist Organisation and Jewish Agency for Palestine] setting out British policy on Palestine (February 1931); copy of the White Paper on British correspondence with the Arab and Jewish delegations, by WSC, Secretary of State for the Colonies (June 1922); extract from WSC's 1922 White Paper, quoted in the report of the Royal Commission; proof record of WSC's evidence to the Royal Commission; notes and copies of correspondence by WSC and Violet Pearman [Secretary to WSC].The majority of material in this file dates to 1937.

Dates

  • Creation: Jun 1922 - 05 Jul 1937

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Extent

1 file(s) (1 bound file (30 folios and pamphlets))

Language of Materials

English

External Documents

Cultural context

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

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