Palestine: The British Mandate, 1917–1948


• No of titles: 89
• No. of images: 16,750
• Type of material: government memoranda, statements, reports, White Papers
• Language: primarily English
• Source holders: The National Library of Israel and the Israel State Archives
• Including item-level MARC21 catalog records

This collection offers a comprehensive range of primary sources on the history of Mandatory Palestine. It gives access to the principal memoranda, statements and reports published during the time of the British Mandate, from the Balfour Declaration of 1917 to the end of the Mandate in 1948. It includes the White Papers and reports relating to the Official Commissions sent to Palestine. Also included are the British reports to the Permanent Mandate Commission of the League of Nations, since Palestine was assigned to the League of Nations, Great Britain being the trustee. In addition, the collection contains sources pertaining to the social, demographic and economic development of Palestine.

This collection was scanned from a microfiche edition originally published in 1979.