JEWS AND ARABS (POPULATION STATISTICS).

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34. Mr. Banfield

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the relative numbers of Jews and Arabs in Palestine in the years 1918 and in 1938?

The Secretary of State for the Colonies (Mr. Malcolm MacDonald)

In 1919 (the first year for which figures are available) there were approximately 635,000 Arabs and 58,000 Jews in Palestine. The corresponding figures in 1938 were 1,004,000 Arabs and 411,000 Jews.