| The Future of Palestine | |
|---|---|
 The first draft of the memorandum as published in the British Cabinet papers (CAB 37/123/43), as at 21 January 1915 | |
| Created | January–March 1915 |
| Author(s) | Herbert Samuel |
| Purpose | Advocate for incorporation of Palestine as British Protectorate in the British Empire |
The Future of Palestine,[1][2] also known as the Samuel memorandum, was a memorandum circulated by Herbert Samuel to the British Cabinet in January and March 1915, two months after the British declaration of war on the Ottoman Empire.
It was the first time in an official record that enlisting the support of Jews as a war measure was proposed.[3]
- ^ George H. Cassar (1994). Asquith As War Leader. A&C Black. p. 72. ISBN 978-1-85285-117-0.
- ^ Colin Shindler (21 February 2008). A History of Modern Israel. Cambridge University Press. p. 39. ISBN 978-0-521-85028-5.
- ^ Huneidi 2001, p. 83: "Samuel declared that "the course which is advocated would win for England the gratitude of the Jews throughout the world", perhaps the first time in any official record that enlisting Jewish support as a war measure was suggested. Two years later, the Balfour Declaration was based on this premise."