Passfield White Paper
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The Passfield White Paper was a 1930 British policy document on Palestine that criticized aspects of the Zionist project and proposed limits on Jewish immigration and land purchases, prompting strong opposition from Zionist leaders.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British government policy document
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White Paper on Palestine ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1930 White Paper on Palestine
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Passfield Memorandum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author |
Colonial Office of the United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
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Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticized | aspects of the Zionist project in Palestine ⓘ |
| datePublished | 1930-10-20 ⓘ |
| documentType | policy statement ⓘ |
| effectOfMacDonaldLetter | partial retreat from restrictions on Jewish immigration and land purchase ⓘ |
| followedBy | MacDonald Letter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Hope Simpson Report NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentDepartment | British Colonial Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key document in the history of British policy toward Zionism and the Arab population in Palestine ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to Arab expectations of stronger British support for their position
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intensified tensions between Zionist leaders and the British Government ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | League of Nations Mandate for Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfIssue | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Arab–Jewish relations in Palestine
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British Mandate policy in Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ Mandatory Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ Zionism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mandateTerritory | Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Zionist leaders ⓘ |
| partOf | British White Papers on Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyGoal |
to ensure that Jewish immigration did not exceed the economic absorptive capacity of Palestine
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to protect the rights and position of the Arab population in Palestine ⓘ |
| policyOnJewishImmigration | proposed limits on Jewish immigration to Palestine ⓘ |
| policyOnLandPurchase | proposed restrictions on Jewish land purchases in Palestine ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Second Labour Government of Ramsay MacDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeldByAuthor | Secretary of State for the Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Churchill White Paper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1930 ⓘ |
| publisher | British Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reactionFrom |
Arab leadership in Palestine
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Chaim Weizmann NERFINISHED ⓘ David Ben-Gurion NERFINISHED ⓘ Jewish Agency for Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ Zionist movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statedPurpose | to clarify British policy in Palestine under the Mandate ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
debates on British responsibility in Palestine
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historical research on the Arab–Israeli conflict ⓘ |
| supportedInPartBy | Arab representatives in Palestine GENERATED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Interwar period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Passfield White Paper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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