Statement of Policy in Palestine

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_documents
gptkbp:addressedTo Palestinian population
Arab population in Palestine
Jewish population in Palestine
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:White_Paper_of_1939
gptkbp:archivedAt gptkb:UK_National_Archives
gptkbp:effect further immigration subject to Arab consent
limited Jewish land purchases
limited Jewish immigration to 75,000 over five years
gptkbp:followedBy continued conflict in Palestine
gptkbp:historicalName issued before World War II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Statement of Policy in Palestine
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Arab_Revolt_(1936–1939)
gptkbp:issuedBy gptkb:British_Government
gptkbp:legalStatus policy statement, not a law
gptkbp:mainLine restricted Jewish immigration to Palestine
restricted land sales to Jews
proposed establishment of independent Palestine within 10 years
gptkbp:publicationDate 1939
gptkbp:purpose to address Arab-Jewish tensions in Palestine
gptkbp:recipient opposed by Zionist organizations
rejected by Arab Higher Committee
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:British_Mandate_for_Palestine
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Passfield_White_Paper
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7