{"value"=>"<p>Correspondence, memoranda, reports, minutes; newspaper clippings.</p> <p> A stipulation of the League of Nations Mandate for Palestine was the naming of an organization to be generally responsible for advising on matters affecting the establishment of the new Jewish homeland. The World Zionist Organization was selected to fill that role, and its representative within the country was the Jewish Agency for Palestine.</p> <p> The records comprising this series document some of the activities of the Jewish Agency relating to the economic and social development of Palestine. Much of the material bears on the proposed formation of a \"Business Corporation for Palestine\", in which those interested in building up the country on a business basis could invest funds. PEC's record of achievement is noted as a singular example of the potential success of such an enterprise. Also documented here is the formation of the agency itself, discussions as to its organization, and recommendations for development activities in Palestine, such as purchasing land and acquiring concessions for natural resources. The agency concerned itself with all phases of colonization activity, however, as witnessed by reports prepared on such matters as the provision of health care, water supply and irrigation, employment, and immigration. In addition, the Advisory Committees of Central Bank, charged with supervising the granting of credits, included a representative of the Jewish Agency among their members. Central Bank also worked closely with the agency's Agricultural Colonization Department, whose reports for the period 1930-1932 are a part of this series.</p>"}