British-Israel Relations:
London Conferences on Future of Palestine

(March 15, 1939)

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This is a discussion of the Jewish and Arab reaction to British proposals that would ultimately be contained in Churchill's 1939 White Paper. The Jews objected to the idea of a unitary state controlled by the Arabs, the limit placed on Jewish immigration to Palestine and the Arab control over immigration. The British were confident their proposals were fair and just but still expected to have a “difficult time” convincing the parties. Click here to read the entire document.

Source: British National Archives CAB 23/98/1