Leaders of Palestinian political parties submit a joint memorandum to the British High Commissioner requesting the following: (1) establishment of democratic government in accordance with the League of Nations Covenant and Article 2 of the Palestine Mandate; (2) prohibition of the transfer of Arab lands to Jews and enactment of a law similar to the Five Feddan Law in Egypt (which was enacted in 1912 to protect Egyptian farmers who own less than 5 feddan (i.e.
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