The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 208)

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The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 208)

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Woodhead Commission) which had been sent to Palestine to study the
practicality of the partition suggested by the Peel Report, reported that
the partition was impractical. ? When the Colonial Secretary announced
the results of the Commission to the Cabinet in October (before its
publication), he said that:
"The practical question was how we should stage the
change of policy involved. It must not appear that we were
doing so as a result of the degree of success attained by the
rebels.” 3
This meant stepping up the military operations against the rebels. From
the beginning of November permission to travel had to be obtained from
the army.‘ The demolition of houses was increased. The end of the
"Munich Crisis" had allowed military reinforcements to be brought to
Palestine. By November there were seventeen battalions of infantry in
Palestine, one tenth of the whole regular army. *
The Woodhead Report was published along with the Government
Statement of Policy, in which the Government decided to abandon the
partition plan suggested by the Peel Commission and to continue with
the Mandate as it was. The Government also announced that it make an
effort at arrive to a solution between Arabs and Jews by holding a
conference of their leaders with representatives also of some
independent Arab States. * Should the Conference fail to bring an
agreement, warned MacDonald, the Government would impose its own
policy. 7
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2 Command paper No. 5893, p.3
3 19 October 1938. CO 23/96/49(38)10
4 "Despatch on operations carried out by the British forces in
Palestine and Trans-Jordan 1 November 1938, 31 March 1939"
p.13. CO 733/404/75528
5."Narrative despatches from the High Commissioner to the
Secretary of State for the Colonies reporting on the
Situation in Palestine". vol. 1. No 11 3 December 1938. CO
935/21
6 Pa test ine Partition Commission Report Cmd. 5854 October
7 (md. No. 5893, p.4
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The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources

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1990-10

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Sonia Nimr

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