Israel and the Palestinian National Authority negotiated during the spring and summer of 1994 on a preliminary agreement for the transfer to Palestinian control in the West Bank in the areas of health, education, social affairs, taxation and tourism. The agreement, in the framework of early empowerment, was initialed on 24 August by General Danny Rothschild for Israel and Nabil Shaath for the PLO. It was signed on 29 August. The following agreement details additional measures for the interim self government arrangements and is in the overall context of the peace process. Text:
Israel-PLO Agreement on Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities
(August 24, 1994)