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  • Sykes-Picot Agreement

    It is accordingly understood between the French and British governments: One That France and Great Britain are prepared to recognize and protect an independent Arab…

  • Balfour Declaration

    Foreign Office November 2nd, 1917 Dear Lord Rothschild, I have much pleasure in conveying to you, on behalf of His Majesty’s Government, the following declaration…

  • Peel Commission Report (Summary)

    LEAGUE OF NATIONS MANDATES PALESTINE REPORT of the PALESTINE ROYAL COMMISSION presented by the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the United Kingdom Parliament…

  • British White Paper of 1939

    In the statement on Palestine, issued on 9 November, 1938, His Majesty’s Government announced their intention to invite representatives of the Arabs of Palestine, of…

  • UN General Assembly Resolution 194

    A/RES/194 (III) 11 December 1948 194 (III). Palestine — Progress Report of the United Nations Mediator The General Assembly, Having considered further the situation in…

  • UN Security Council Resolution 242

    S/RES/242 (1967) 22 November 1967 Resolution 242 (1967) of 22 November 1967 The Security Council, Expressing its continuing concern with the grave situation in the…