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Palestine—Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry | Report...regarding the problems of European Jewry and Palestine, 1946

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November 17, 03:44 PM GMT

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Palestine—Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry

Report of the Anglo-American Committee of Enquiry regarding the problems of European Jewry and Palestine, Lausanne, 20th April, 1946 [Cmd. 6808]. London: his Majesty's Stationary Office, 1946[with]


Maps relating to the Report of the Anglo-American Committee of Enquiry regarding the problems of European Jewry and Palestine. London: his Majesty's stationery Office, 1946


8vo (240 x 153mm.), 80pp, 'G935' in red pen to cover, blue paper stapled wrappers, cover clipped at upper outer corner, some marginal soiling to cover[with]

Supplementary blue paper folder (330 x 203mm.), 'GQ 629 16. 11. 1946' in black pen to cover, with five colour printed folded O.S. maps showing the relief, rainfall, population in 1944, villages and settlements and land classification, light ageing to paper, map number 5 creased, cover of folder creased and slightly soiled, extremities rubbed


The additional appendix of maps is rare. The report records the committee's decision to release 100,000 immigration certificates to Palestine as well as rescinding the land transfer regulations issued in 1940.


LITERATURE:

Khalidi & Khadduri 1736, not mentioning the supplementary maps.

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