[First posted in AWOL 27 October 2010. Updated 13 March 2015]
British Mandate: A Survey of Palestine, prepared by the British Mandate for UN prior to proposing the 1947 partition plan
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British Mandate: A Survey of Palestine, prepared by the British Mandate for UN prior to proposing the 1947 partition plan
This is the official books produced by Government of Palestinian (British Mandate) for the years of 1944-1945 which was prepared by the British Mandate for the United Nation Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP) in 1946. These three volumes contain a wealth of information about Palestine until the end of 1946...
Volume I
- Chapter I: The Mandate
- Chapter II: Historical Summary of Principal Events Since British Occupation
Period I 1917-1920
Period II: 1920 - 1923
Period III: A period of consolidation and comparative tranquility
Period IV: September, 1928 - December 1932
Period V: January, 1933 - March 1936
Period VII: November, 1936-Ausgust, 1939
Period VIII: September, 1939-October, 1942
Period IX: November, 1942 - December, 1945
Annexure I: The White Paper of June, 1922
Annexure II: The White Paper of May, 1939
- Chapter III: Geographic Summary
- Chapter IV: The Central Government and Its Finances
- Chapter V: Local Government
- Chapter VI: Population
A. The Increase in Population
B. Geographical Distribution of the Population
- Chapter VII: Immigration
Section 1: Immigration Legislation And Its Administration
Section 2: Immigration Statistics
Section 3: Acquisition of Palestinian Citizenship
Section 4: Illegal Immigration
Section 5: Refugees
- Chapter VIII: Land
Section 1: Land Tenure in Palestine. Legislation and Type of Holding
Section 2: Settlement of Title to Land
Section 3: Land Registration
Section 4: System of Land Taxation
Section 5: The Public Lands of Palestine
Section 6: State Domain and Re-Settlement of Jewish Ex-Servicemen
Section 7: The Land Transfer Regulation
Section 8: Administrative Problems Regarding to State Holdings
- Chapter IX: Agriculture
Section 1: Agriculture Production.
Section 2: Animal Health and Produce.
Section 3: The Citrus Industry.
Section 4: Measures Taken To Increase Agricultural Productivity
Section 5: Agricultural Credit and Co-operative Societies
Section 6: Investigations Affecting Development In the Negeb
Section 7: Jewish Agricultural Settlements
Section 8: Agricultural Advisory Bodies
- Chapter X: Irrigation and Drainage
- Chapter XI: Forestry and Soil Conservation
- Chapter XII: Fisheries
- Chapter XIII: Trade And Industry
Section 1: Trade Agreements, The Customs Tariff and Excise Duties.
Section 2: Foreign Trade of Palestine.
Section 3: Trade With Middle Eastern Countries
Section 4: A Survey of Industry
Volume II
- Chapter XIV: Finance
Section 1: The Budget
Section 2: The System of Taxation
Section 3: Colonial Development Fund
Section 4: Banking
Section 5: Ownership of Capital
Section 6: Relative Contribution of Arabs and Jewish Government Revenue
- Chapter XV: Law and Order
(a) Prevention and Detection of Crime
(b) Arms Traffic
(c) Armed Bands and Illegal Organizations
(d) The Cost of Public Security
- Chapter XVI: Social Services
Section 1: Health Services
Section 2: Description of Education Systems
Section 3: Jewish Education And Cultural Activities
Section 4: Social Welfare
Section 5: The Standard of Living of Palestinian Arabs
- Chapter XVII: Labour And Wages
Section 1: Employment and Unemployment
Section 2: Wages and Earnings
Section 3: The Administration of Labor Matters
Section 4: Legislation
Section 5: International Convention Affecting Labor
Section 6: Labor Organizations
Section 7: The Re-Settlement of Ex-Service Men and Women
Section 8: The Employment of Arab And Jewish Labor By Government
- Chapter XVIII: Town Planning and The Problem of Housing
- Section 1: Town Planning And Building Control
- Section 2: Present Housing Needs
- Section 3: Measures Taken To Remedy The Position in Housing
Section 4: The Cost of Building
Section 5: The Supply of Building Material
- Chapter XIX: Food And Clothing
Section 1: General Survey of The Present Food Situation
Section 2: Subsidization Policy
Section 3: Human Nutrition
Section 4: Regards to The Provision of Clothing and Essential Household Textiles
- Chapter XX: Communication
Section 1: Railways
Section 2: Ports
Haifa Port
Jaffa Port
Section 3: The Road System
Section 4: Road Transport
Section 5: Post Office Service
- Chapter XXI: The Press
Section 1: Control of The Press
Section 2: The Public Information Office
- Chapter XXII: Community And Religious Affairs
Section 1: Christian Community And Christian Holy Places
Section 2: The Supreme Moslem Council and The Waqf Commission
Section 3: The Zionist Organization and The Jewish Agency
Section 4: Statuary Jewish Community
Section 5: Agudat Israel
Section 6: Other Religious Communities
Section 7: Official Holiday
Section 8: The Official Languages
Section 9: Two Community Problems
- Chapter XXIII: Political Parties
Section 1: The Arab Political Parties
Section 2: The Jewish Political Parties
- Chapter XXIV: International Agreements, Conventions, And Treats
- Chapter XXV: Concessions and Mining
Section 1: Concessions
Section 2: Mining And Oil Mining
- Chapter XXVI: War Economic Measures
Section 1: The War Supply Board
Section 2: The War Economic Advisory Council
Section 3: The Custodian of Enemy Property
Section 4: War Time Economic Control
- Appendix A: Orders in Council Applicable to Palestine
- Appendix B: Advisory And Statuary Official Bodies
- Appendix C: Glossary
- Index
- The Central Government And Its Finances
- Local Government: Supplementing Volume V
- Population: Supplementing Volume I, Chapter VI
- Immigration: Supplementing Volume I, Chapter VII
- Illegal Immigration
- Land: Supplementing Volume I
- Agriculture: Supplementing Volume I, Chapter IX
- Forestry And Soil Conservation: Supplementing Volume I
- Trade And Industry: Supplementing Volume I, Chapter XIII
- Finance: Supplementing Volume II, Chapter XIV
- Town Planning And The Problem of Housing: Supplementing
- Food And Clothing: Supplementing Volume II, Chapter XIX
- Communication: Supplementing Volume II, Chapter XX
- Community And Religious: Supplementing Volume II, Chapter XXII
- Political Parties: Supplementing Volume II, Chapter XXIII