UNITED NATIONS CONCILIATION COMMISSION FOR PALESTINE
Statement by SAID M. BEIDAS,
Ex-member of the Committee for Agricultural Economics and Marketing;
Ex-member of the Citrus Control and Marketing Boards in Palestine;
Manager of the Union of the Arab Villages Society in Palestine
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(Communicated to Mr. Palmer, Chairman of the Conciliation Commission,
by Dr. Izzat Tannous, on 30 April 1951.)
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The total area of Palestine is 26,2714000 dunums, of, 1000 m2 each, its present allocation (fait accompli) as follows :
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A.- Lands under the rule of Arab Authorities : |
Dunums |
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1.- Gaza Area, under the supervision of the Egyptian Authorities : |
370,000 |
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2.- Hebron District, the remaining part of Jerusalem area and Nablus, under the supervision of the Jordanian Authorities : |
5,620,000 |
5,990,000 |
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B.- No Man's Land : |
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1.- Auja Hafeer Area |
275,000 |
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2.- International Jerusalem Area |
123,000 |
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3.- Tiberius Area |
17,000 |
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4.- Houla Area |
6,000 |
421,000 |
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C.- Total Area under the rule of the Jewish Authorities : |
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26,271,000 — 6,511,000 |
= 19,860 000 |
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Grand Total : |
26 271 000 |
Details of the Arab-owned lands under
the rule of the Israelian Authorities in Palestine
and the average yearly income of production
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Citrus trees |
130,000 dunums |
at an average , of 60 c/s each: 7,800,000 cases at 15/- |
Pounds Sterling L. 5,845,000 |
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Olive trees |
240,000 dunums |
of 6000 tons productions at L.300 each |
1,800,000 |
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Fruit trees |
150,000 dunums |
at L. 50 each |
750,000 |
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Agricultural Lands |
4,500,000 dunums |
at L. 3 each |
13,500,000 |
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Mount. Agr. Lands |
2,100,000 dunums |
at L. 2 each |
4,200,000 |
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Uncultivated lands |
2,180,000 dununs |
Total average income : |
L. 26,095,000 |
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Nekab Area |
8,260,000 17,560,000 dunums |
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Jewish-owned Lands |
2,300,000 dunums |
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Total area under the rule of Israel |
19,860,000 dunums |
In addition to the above yearly income of crops estimated at L.26,095,000, the Arab Palestinian Refugees own buildings and warehouses in the towns as well as in the villages of Palestine, the total rents of which are estimated at L. 6,000,000 per year.
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Document Type: Statement, Statistical abstract or series
Document Sources: United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine (UNCCP)
Subject: Absentee property, Economic issues, Land, Refugees and displaced persons
Publication Date: 07/05/1951