Balfour Declaration 1917
November 2nd, 1917 Dear I have much pleasure in conveying to
you, on behalf of His Majesty's Government, the following declaration of
sympathy with Jewish Zionist aspirations which has been submitted to, and
approved by, the Cabinet. "His Majesty's Government view
with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish
people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of
this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may
prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities
in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other
country." I should be grateful if you would
bring this declaration to the knowledge of the Zionist Federation. Yours sincerely, |