Papers on the Balfour Declaration, 1917-07 - 1962-11
Scope and Contents
Papers on the declaration by Arthur Balfour, Foreign Secretary, on the establishment of a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine, including: proclamations of martial law in Jerusalem, by Field Marshal Sir Edmund Allenby; print of a Journal of Commonwealth Political Studies paper on the genesis of the declaration; War Cabinet copy of letters between 2nd Lord Rothschild and Balfour, on a formula which he could present to the Zionist Federation; alternative declaration by 1st Lord Milner; letters between Julian Amery and Leonard Stein [President of the Jewish Historical Society]; letters between LSA and Geoffrey Dawson [Editor of the Times, earlier Geoffrey Robinson] on why Stanley Baldwin became Prime Minister, rather than 1st Lord Curzon.
Dates
- Creation: 1917-07 - 1962-11
Conditions Governing Access
The papers are open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Extent
1 file(s)
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
Box 326
Finding aid date
2003-07-16 16:29:03.500000+00:00
Repository Details
Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository
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