Pre-State Israel:
The Partition Plan

(1937 - 1947)

Pre-State Israel: Table of Contents | 1920's Arab Riots | Balfour Declaration

Reference

• Background & Overview
  • Partition Plan [Map]
• Historical Partition Plans

United Nations

• United Nations Debate on Partition
• Partition Resolution (UNGA Res. 181)
  • UN Vote [mp3]
  • UN Vote [YouTube]
• UN Special Committee on Palestine Recommendations
  • UNSCOP’s Majority Proposal [Map]
  • UNSCOP’s Minority Proposal [Map
• UN Paper On Control Of Immigration Under Partition

Official Positions

• The American Position
  • Truman Letter Before Partition Vote
  • Truman Letter on Enforcing Partition
  • U.S. Proposes Temporary Trusteeship
  • Truman Statement on Trusteeship
• British Government Policy Statement Against Partition
• The Soviet Position
• Arab League Position