Posted on May 10, 2002

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 (over 1,300 pages all available below) which covers all sectors of life (such as population, land, economy, immigration, ...etc). Since many Zionist Myths about Palestine (most importantly Palestine was an empty country, and Jews made the desert bloom) are still prevalent lies in the West and Israel, we found that it is critical to share with the general public. We hope that our visitors, historians, students, and journalists find it useful. If you are serious about knowing the core issues of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, then this is a must read and have book. It should be noted that data pertaining to populations, landownership, and land use has been extracted from another important British Mandate publication (which  had limited circulation at the time) called Village Statistics, click here to learn more.

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• Preface
• Table of contents
• Chapter I: The Mandate............................................................................................................ 1
• Turkish Rule
• Occupation of Palestine by allied forces
• The Balfour Declaration
• The Covenant of the League of Nations
• Convention between Great Britain and the United States
• The Mandate over Trans-Jordan
• Chapter II: Historical Summary of Principal Events in Palestine ..................................... 15
  Since The British Occupation in 1917
• Period I. 1917 - 1920 The period of military administration
• 1918
• 4th April, 1918
• 1919
• 8th June, 1919
• 28th June, 1919
• June-July, 1919
• 1920
• April, 1920 (Eastern Sunday)
• 25th April, 1920
• Period II: 1920 - 1923 Implementation of the Balfour Declaration, Arab reactions .. 17
  and attempted constitutional development.
• 1st July, 1920
• 26th August, 1920
• 1921
• March, 1921
• 1st May, 1921
• December, 1921. (end of page)
• 1922. (end of page)
• 21st February, 1922. (end of page)
• 3rd June, 1922
• 30th June, 1922 (end of page)
• 24th July, 1922 (end of page)
• October, 1922 (end of page)
• 1923  (end of page)
• February/March, 1923-May, 1923 -December, 1923  (end of page)
• 4th October, 1923
• 29th September, 1923 (end of page)
• Period III: A period of consolidation and comparative tranquility ............................ 22
• Period IV: September, 1928 - December 1932. Revival of Arab antagonism to the... 23
  Jewish National Home. The White paper of 1930
• 1928
• 24th September, 1928
• December, 1928
• 1929
• August, 1929
• October-December, 1929 (end of page)
• 1930
• 3rd April, 1930 (end of page)
• May, 1930 (end of page)
• June, 1930
• January-March, 1930
• March-May, 1930
• May, 1930 (end of page)
• June, 1930
• 6th August, 1930
• 20th October, 1930
• 14th November, 1930 (end of page)
• 1931
• 14th February 1931
• 1932
• Period V: January, 1933 - March 1936. The swilling of Jewish immigration and ...... 30
  crystallization of Arab nationalism in Palestine
• 1933 (end of page)
• March-December, 1933
• 11th December, 1933
• 1934
• January, 1934
• December, 1934
• 1935 (end of page)
• 1936
• January - April, 1936
• Period VI: The disorder of 1936
• April-May, 1936
• June-July, 1936
• August-October, 1936
• Period VII: November, 1936-Ausgust, 1939. The Royal Commission, the................ 39
  Partition Commission, and the White Paper of May, 1939
• November, 1936
• 1937
• January - May, 1937
• July, 1937
• August, 1937 (end of page)
• September - October, 1937
• November, 1937
• 1938
• January - August, 1938
• November, 1938
• December, 1938
• 1939 (end of page)
• January, 1939
• February, 1939
• March - April, 1939
• May, 1939
• 15th June, 1939
• 20th July, 1939
• August, 1939
• Period VIII: September, 1939-October, 1942. The period of political ........................ 56
  Dormancy during the Early Years of the World War.
• October-November, 1939
• 1940
• January-February, 1940
• March-June, 1940
• August-December, 1940
• 1941 (end of page)
• April, 1941 (end of page)
• May - November, 1941
• January - March, 1942
• May-June, 1942
• Period IX: November, 1942 - December, 1945. The agitation for a  ........................... 65
  Jewish State and unrestricted immigration
• 1943
• November, 1943
• December, 1943
• 1944
• 1945
• January - February, 1945
• March, 1945
• May, 1945 (end of page)
• June-August, 1945
• September, 1945
• October - November, 1945
• December, 1945 (end of page)
• 1946
• January, 1946
• Annexure I: The White Paper of June, 1922 (The Churchill Memorandum) ............. 87
• British Policy in Palestine
• Annexure II: The White Paper of May, 1939.................................................................... 90
• Statement of Policy
• Annexure III: Statement made in the House of Commons on 13th ............................ 99
  November, 1945 By Mr. Ernest Bevin, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
• Chapter III: Geographic Summary: Area, Topography and Climate..........................103
• Climate
• I. Rainfall
• II. Temperature
• Chapter IV: The Central Government and Its Finances............................................. 108
• A. Constitution And Administration
• B. Government Finances (end of page)
• Revenue
• Expenditure
• Balances
• Railways and Ports (end of page)
• Loans
• Grants-in-Aid.
• Colonial Development Fund (end of page)
• Currency
• Currency Board
• Chapter V: Local Government....................................................................................... 128
• (a) Table for Municipal Councils
• (b) Table for Local Councils
• (c) Table for Village Councils
• Table 1: Revenue and Expenditure for Municipal Councils
• Table 2: Revenue and Expenditure for Local Councils
• Chapter VI: Population....................................................................................................144
• A. The Increase in Population
• Table 1: Population of Palestine by religion (Excluding His Majesty's Forces)
• Table 2: Indices of Population Each Religion At Various Dates
• Table 3: Increase of Total Population in Palestine
• Table 4: Number of Persons of Each Religion Per 100 Settled Population
• Table 5: Estimate of Population of Palestine By Race (end of. 1944) (end of page)
• Table 6: Average annual Rates of Natural Increase Per 1000 Inhabitants of Each Religion
• B. Geographical Distribution of the Population
• Table 7a: Rural Population By Religion and Sub-District (1922 & 1931 Census)
• Table 7b: Urban Population By Religion and Sub-District (1922 & 1931 Census)
• Table 7c: Total Population By Religion and Sub-District (1922 & 1931 Census)
• Table 8a: Rural Settled Population By Religion and Sub-District
• Table 8a: Urban Settled Population By Religion and Sub-District
• Table 8a: Total Settled Population By Religion and Sub-District
• Table 9a: Population Classified by Religion and Type of Locality
• Table 9b: Population Classified by Religion and Type of Locality
• Table 9c: Population Classified by Religion and Type of Locality
• The Moslem Population
• The Jewish Population
• The Christian Population (end of page)
• C. Sources and Reliability of data on population in Palestine
• Chapter VII: Immigration ........................................................................................... 165
• Section 1: Immigration Legislation And Its Administration Since May, 1939
• Section 2 Immigration Statistics
• Table 1: Number of Immigrants Annually By Race
• Table 2: Principal Sources of Jewish Immigration
• Table 3: Country of Previous Abode of Immigration Arriving 1936
• Table 4: Country of Previous Abode of Immigration Arriving 1937
• Table 5: Country of Previous Abode of Immigration Arriving 1938
• Table 6: Country of Previous Abode of Immigration Arriving 1939
• Table 7: Country of Previous Abode of Immigration Arriving 1940
• Table 8: Country of Previous Abode of Immigration Arriving 1941
• Table 9: Country of Previous Abode of Immigration Arriving 1942
• Table 10: Country of Previous Abode of Immigration Arriving 1943
• Table 11: Country of Previous Abode of Immigration Arriving 1944
• Table 12: Total Number of Persons Registered As Classified By Race and By Country of Usual Residence
• Immigrants  Since  The 1st April, 1939, Country of Previous  Abode
• Section 3: Acquisition of Palestinian Citizenship
• Table showing the total number of persons acquired Palestinian Citizenship though Naturalization
• Section 4: Illegal Immigration (end of page)
• (a) Manner of Volume (end of page)
• Jewish Illegal Immigration (end of page)
• Arab Illegal Immigration (end of page)
• (b) Counter Measures (end of page)
• A. Illegal Immigration By Sea
• B. Illegal Immigration By Land
• Table 1: Persons Deported From Palestine Other Than Jews
• Table 2: Jews Deported From Palestine
• Section 5: Refugees
• Chapter VIII: Land .................................................................................................... 225
• Section 1: Land Tenure in Palestine. Legislation and Type of Holding.
• Section 2: Settlement of Title to Land
• Section 3: Land Registration
• Table Showing Land Registration Fees Collected from 1920 to 1945
• Table 1: Areas Purchased by Jews, 1920 - 1945
• Table 2: Holdings of Large Jewish Lands Owners as of December 31st, 1945 
• Section 4: System of Land Taxation
• The Tithe
• The House And Land Tax
• Tax of Roofed buildings
• The Urban Property Tax (end of page)
• Rural Property Tax
• Schedule Showing Original Tax Land Categories And Basic Rates
• Section 5: The Public Lands of Palestine
• Table Showing State Lands
• Section 6: State Domain and Re-Settlement of Jewish Ex-Servicemen
• Section 7: The Land Transfer Regulation
• (a) The method of administration
• (b) Statistics of Applications Made for Transfer under the Regulations
• (c) Applications of Regulations to State Domain
• (d) Evasion of Regulations
• Section 8: Administrative Problems Regarding to State Holdings
• (a) Subsistence Areas
• Table 1: Fragmentation of Holdings of Residents of Five Villages
• Table 2: Fragmentation of Family Holdings of Residents of Five Villages
• Table 3: Fragmentation of Farms of Residents of Five Villages
• Table 4: Average Number of Co-Owners Per Parcel and Average "Fractional Shares"
• Schedule 'A'. Family Farms in the Hills of Ramallah and Jerusalem Sub-District
• Schedule 'B'. None Irrigated Farm in The Jenin Sub-District
• Schedule 'C'. Family Farm in Inland Plains
• (b) Legislation designed to protect cultivators against eviction
• (c) Resettlement of displaced Arab cultivators
• The Arabs of Wadi al-Hawarith in Tulkarm Sub-District (end of page)
• Arab al-Zubeid of Safad Sub-District (end of page)
• Other resettlement Schemes (end of page)
• (d) An Illustration of the complexity of the land problem- the case Ma'lul Arabs
• Chapter IX: Agriculture............................................................................................... 309
• Section 1: Agriculture Production.
• (a) Climate and Soils
• (b) Crops and Cropping
• Table 1: Area And Production of Certain Winter Crops in 1934-1935 and 1944-1945
• Table 2: Area And Production of Certain Summer Crops in 1934-1935 and 1944-1945
• Table 3: Estimated Areas And Production of Vegetables in 1934-1935 and 1944-1945
• Table 4: Irrigated and None Irrigated of Certain Crops in 1934-1935 and 1944-1945
• Olives (end of page)
• Table 5: Production of Olive Oil in The Last Five Seasons
• Table 6: Number of Establishments Involved in Pressing Olive Oil (1944-1945) (end of page)
• Grapes
• Almonds And Other Nuts (end of page)
• Stone Fruits
• Pome Fruits
• Bananas (end of page)
• (c) Statistical Production
• Table 1: Areas Under Principal Crops Between 1936 and 1945 With Yields
• Table 2: Summary of Crops, 1944 - 45 (Area in dunums)
• Table 3: Area in Dunums of Land Under Cultivation During The Season 1944 - 45
• Table 4: Area in Dunums of Land Under, And Production From,
  Main Groups of Crops in Season 1944 - 45
• Table 5a: Area in Dunums of Land Under Winter and Summer Crops in The Season 1944 - 45
• Table 5b: Area in Dunums of Land Under Crops Grown in Winter and
  Summer and Plantation Crops in The Season
• Table 6a: Arab Vegetable Production 1944 - 45
• Table 6b: Jewish Vegetable Production 1944 - 45
• Table 7: Value of Agricultural Production From Main Group of Crops By Religion 1944 - 45
• Section 2: Animal Health and Produce.
• (a) Animal Health
• Bovine Diseases
• Equine Diseases
• Sheep And Goat Diseases
• Swine Diseases
• Canine Diseases
• Poultry Diseases
• (b) Animal Industry
• (c) Milk Production
• Table 1: Comparison of Sources of Income of Jewish Mixed Farms
• Table 2: Allocation of Costs of Jewish Milk Production Compared With United Kingdom
• Table 3: Milk Production Per Man Year
• Table 4: Disposal of Milk on Jewish Farms
• Section 3: The Citrus Industry.
• Table 1: Citrus groves according to size in 1942
• Table 2: Citrus export to season 1938-39
• Table 3: Arab Owned Citrus Lands
• Table 4: Jewish Owned Citrus Lands
• Section 4: Measures Taken By The Government To Increase Agricultural Productivity
• Section 5: Agricultural Credit and Co-operative Societies
• (a) Measures Taken to Provide Agricultural Credit
• (b) Measures Taken to Encourage The Co-Operative Movement
• (c) Rural indebtedness
• Section 6: Investigations Affecting Development In the Negeb
• Section 7: Jewish Agricultural Settlements
• Table 4: Growth of Jewish owned Lands by Year
• Table 5: Cultivate Area in Jewish Owned Lands (end of page)
• Table 6: Area Under Cultivation (in dunums)
• Table 7: Growth of Jewish Livestock industry (end of page)
• Table 8: Production of Milk and Eggs by Year
• Table 9: Fish pond production
• Table 10: Tenuva Sales in Palestine
• The Communal Settlement
• A financial survey of 16 Jewish communal settlements in the Galilee and Samaria
  Districts for Period 1940-43
• Section 8: Agricultural Advisory Bodies
• Chapter X: Irrigation and Drainage......................................................................... 389
• Section 1: Legislation.
• Section 2: Measures Taken Since 1937
• Section 3: Prospects
• Summary of Land, Water, And Cultivation
• Chapter XI: Irrigation and Drainage....................................................................... 423
• Present Condition of Palestine
• Function of the Department of Forests
• Forest Reserves (end of page)
• Closed forest areas (end of page)
• Uncontrolled Grazing
• Statistics of forest reserves
• Utilization & Plantations
• Future Development Soil Conservation, & Soil Conservation Board
• Conclusion
• Chapter XII: Fisheries............................................................................................. 435
• Table 1: Landings of Fish
• Table 2: Number of Fishermen And Fishing Boats Engaged in the Industry
• Table 3: Quantities And Values of Fish Imported
• Chapter XIII: Trade And Industry.......................................................................... 441
• Section 1: Trade Agreements, The Customs Tariff and Excise Duties.
• A. Trade Agreements (end of page)
• B. The Customs Tariffs
• C. Excise Duties
• Section 2: Foreign Trade of Palestine.
• Value of Imports, Exports, Re-Exports, and Transit Trade, 1922-1944
• Value of Trade Per Head of Population
• Trade Balance, By Principal Countries, 1939 And 1945
• Value of Imports For Four Main Classes of Commodities. 1937 to 1944
• Distribution of Imports By Classes And Groups, 1940 - 1944
• Quantity And Value of Principle Articles Imported, 1942 -1944
• Percentage of Imports For Consumption From Certain Countries of Origin, 1935-1939
• Value of Imports of Merchandise For Consumption, By Countries of Origins (end of page)
• Percentage of Imports From Certain Countries of Origin, 1939-1944
• Total Value of Exports of Palestine Produce According to Main Classes of Commodities
• Quantities And Values of Palestinian Citrus Fruits Exported in Cases, 1925 - 1945
• Distribution of Exports By Classes And Groups, 1940 - 1944
• Quantity and Value of Principal of Articles of Palestinian Produce Exported, 1942-1944
• Value of Exports of Manufactured Articles Distinguishing Petroleum Products, 1940 - 1944
• Value of Exports of Palestinian Merchandise, By Countries of Destination, 1938 - 1944
• Value of Exports to Certain Countries and Regions, 1939 - 1944 (end of page)
• Percentage of Exports to Certain Countries and Regions, 1939 - 1944   
• Transit Trade, 1939 - 1944  (end of page)  
• Section 3: Trade With Middle Eastern Countries
• Palestinian Foreign Trade With Egypt, Iraq, and Levant States, 1924 - 1938  
• Imports to Palestine From Egypt and Other Levant States, 1934, 1936, 1938  
• Value of Palestinian Exports to Middle East Countries, Excluding Petroleum Products  
• Principal Commodities Exported to Syria During 1931 and 1933  
• Principal Commodities Exported to Egypt During 1931 and 1933 (end of page)
• Value of Palestinian Exports To Egypt, By Classes and Groups of Commodities, Excluding Petroleum   
• Value of Palestinian Exports To Syria, By Classes and Groups of Commodities, Excluding Petroleum   
• Value of Palestinian Exports To Iraq, By Classes and Groups of Commodities, Excluding Petroleum   
• Value of Palestinian Exports To Iran, By Classes and Groups of Commodities, Excluding Petroleum   
• Value of Palestinian Exports To Turkey, By Classes and Groups of Commodities, Excluding Petroleum   
• Value of Palestinian Exports To Arabia, By Classes and Groups of Commodities, Excluding Petroleum   
• Value of Palestinian Exports To Cyprus, By Classes and Groups of Commodities, Excluding Petroleum   
• Value of Palestinian Exports To Sudan, By Classes and Groups of Commodities, Excluding Petroleum   
• Value of Palestinian Exports To Trans-Jordan, By Classes and Groups of Commodities, Excluding Petroleum   
• Section 4: A Survey of Industry
• Main Results From The Census of Industry, 1939, 1942  
• Progress of Jewish Industry as Reflected By The Census Take By The Jewish Agency of Palestine   
• Raw Materials  
• Imported Materials  
• The Labor Force  
• Capital Resource of Palestine Industry (end of page) 
• Sale of Electric Power (end of page) 
• Consumption of Refined Petroleum Products
• Railway Operations
• Road Transportation
• Food, Drinks, And Tobacco
• Jewish Dairy Products (end of page) 
• Production of Dairy Products By Tnuva Ltd.
• Textile
• The Metal Industries
• The Chemical Industry
• Diamonds
• Leather Goods and Furs
• Wood Production
• Cement And Stone
• Glass
• Paper And Cardboard
• Rubber
• Misc.
• Construction (end of page) 
• Statistics Relating to Building Permits And Approximate Value Declared, 1939 - 44
• Electric Supply in Palestine