Passfield White Paper

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The Passfield White Paper was a 1930 British policy document on Palestine that criticized aspects of the Zionist project and proposed limits on Jewish immigration and land purchases, prompting strong opposition from Zionist leaders.

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instanceOf British government policy document
White Paper on Palestine
alsoKnownAs 1930 White Paper on Palestine
Passfield Memorandum
author Colonial Office of the United Kingdom
linked to: Colonial Office

Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield
linked to: Sidney Webb
country United Kingdom
criticized aspects of the Zionist project in Palestine
datePublished 1930-10-20
documentType policy statement
effectOfMacDonaldLetter partial retreat from restrictions on Jewish immigration and land purchase
followedBy MacDonald Letter
follows Hope Simpson Report
governmentDepartment British Colonial Office
linked to: Colonial Office
historicalSignificance key document in the history of British policy toward Zionism and the Arab population in Palestine
impact contributed to Arab expectations of stronger British support for their position
intensified tensions between Zionist leaders and the British Government
language English
legalBasis League of Nations Mandate for Palestine
locationOfIssue London
linked to: London, England
mainSubject Arab–Jewish relations in Palestine
British Mandate policy in Palestine
Mandatory Palestine
Zionism
mandateTerritory Palestine
namedAfter Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield
linked to: Sidney Webb
opposedBy Zionist leaders
partOf British White Papers on Palestine
policyGoal to ensure that Jewish immigration did not exceed the economic absorptive capacity of Palestine
to protect the rights and position of the Arab population in Palestine
policyOnJewishImmigration proposed limits on Jewish immigration to Palestine
policyOnLandPurchase proposed restrictions on Jewish land purchases in Palestine
politicalContext Second Labour Government of Ramsay MacDonald
positionHeldByAuthor Secretary of State for the Colonies
predecessor Churchill White Paper
publicationYear 1930
publisher British Government
linked to: UK government
reactionFrom Arab leadership in Palestine
Chaim Weizmann
David Ben-Gurion
Jewish Agency for Palestine
Zionist movement
linked to: Zionism
statedPurpose to clarify British policy in Palestine under the Mandate
subjectOf debates on British responsibility in Palestine
historical research on the Arab–Israeli conflict
supportedInPartBy Arab representatives in Palestine
timePeriod Interwar period
title Passfield White Paper

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1939 White Paper on Palestine precededBy Passfield White Paper
MacDonald White Paper precededBy Passfield White Paper
Passfield White Paper title Passfield White Paper