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Arab Press Reports Council Elections to Be Held in 1931

November 28, 1930
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The Arab press here reports today that elections for the proposed legislative council outlined in the White Paper will be held early in 1931. The council is to consist of 12 unofficially elected members and 10 officially appointed members.

The Arabs believe that the country will be divided into four election districts, namely Acre, Nablus, Jerusalem, including Hebron and Ramallah, and the Bethlehem-Jaffa district including Beersheba and Gaza. The Arab papers forecast that one Christian member will represent the Jerusalem and Jaffa districts and another the northern district.

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