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David Ben-Gurion - The British 1939 White paper

Time: Tuesday May 23, 1939

Place: Palestine

Details: The British 1939 White paper stipulated that Jewish immigration to Palestine was to be limited to 15,000 a year for the first five years, and would subsequently be contingent on Arab consent.

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