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This fonds consists in the minutes of meetings of the Arab Municipal Council of Jerusalem from its creation in 1948 to its dissolution in 1967. In most cases, one minute matches one meeting, except for one relating to meetings held during three days in a row (1961-04-16 to 1961-04-18 - B937-3). The lacks observed in the original numbers given to these meetings and documents point out that one minute is missing for the beginning of summer 1955 and another one for autumn 1955 (B936-7). Moreover, the minutes of the meetings held between January 1958 and December 1959 could not be found. Therefore, a chronological gap exists between the folders B936-11 and B937-1.
Order numbers were given by the Arab Municipality itself to each of these meetings, apparently starting back from 1 when a new council was composed, except for opening sessions and irregular meetings which were named as such and not counted. From December 1963, confidential debates could occur during a meeting. In this case, two minutes were issued with the same meeting order number: a regular one and a confidential one (e.g. minutes of the meeting of the Municipal Council held on 1963-12-11 – B938-2).
The fonds allows to retrace not only the creation of the Arab Municipal Council of Jerusalem after 1948, but also the relations established with other political, social, religious institutions, its humanitarian action and its ordinary management until the 1967 war.

Attendance:
Anton Safieh (chair),
Yusif al-Budeiri,
Mufied al-Nashashibi,
Jamil Ahmad,
Mahmmoud al-Shu’aibi,
Muhammad Totah,
Salah al-Din Jarallah.

Topics:
Discussions concerning: the municipality's financial situation and the attempts to reclaim the lost check from Barclays Bank - p. 1
Submitting a request to the military governor to recognize the municipality as a national charity institution - p. 1;
Advances to workers and employees - pp. 1-2. Submitting a request to the military governor to provide the municipality with the gunpowder needed to fire the Ramadan cannon - p. 2;
Purchasing an Arabic typewriter - p.2;
Finding new income resources for the municipality - p. 2.

Attendance:
Anton Safieh (chair),
Yusif al-Budeiri,
Mufied al-Nashashibi,
Jamil Ahmad,
Salah al-Din Jarallah,
representatives of the municipality workers.

Topics:
Discussion concerning the workers' salaries.

Attendance:
Anton Safieh (chair),
Yusif al-Budeiri,
Mufied al-Nashashibi,
Mahmmoud al-Shu’aibi,
Salah al-Din Jarallah,
representative of the Health Department,
representative of the Police,
the inspector of crafts and work.

Topics:
A discussion concerning crafts and work licenses and collection of fees according to the law.

Attendance:
Anton Safieh (chair),
Saba Sa’id,
Yusif al-Budeiri,
Mufied al-Nashashibi,
Jamil Ahmad,
Salah al-Din Jarallah.

Absenteeism:
Mahmmoud al-Shu’aibi,
Muhammad Totah.

Topics:
A discussion concerning the attempts to reclaim the lost check from Barclays Bank.

Attendance:
Anton Safieh (chair),
Saba Sa’id,
Mufied al-Nashashibi,
Jamil Ahmad,
Salah al-Din Jarallah,
Mahmmoud al-Shu’aibi,
Muhammad Totah.

Absenteeism:
Yusif al-Budeiri.

Topics:
Discussions concerning: the financial situation of the municipality;
the attempts to reclaim the lost check from Barclays Bank;
the situation of the municipality’s workers.

Attendance:
Anton Safieh (chair),
Saba Sa’id,
Mufied al-Nashashibi,
Isma’il al-Nashashibi,
Jamil Ahmad,
Salah al-Din Jarallah,
Muhammad Totah,
Yusif al-Budeiri.

Topics:
Discussion about loaning Jericho municipality two cars to spray water and collect garbage.

Attendance:
Anton Safieh (chair),
Saba Sa’id,
Mufied al-Nashashibi,
Isma’il al-Nashashibi,
Jamil Ahmad,
Mahmmoud al-Shu’aibi,
Muhammad Totah,
Yusif al-Budeiri.

Absenteeism:
Salah al-Din Jarallah.

Topics:
The report of the municipality's director regarding his meeting with the Administrative Committee of the Government of Transjordan and with the military governor.

Attendance:
Anton Safieh (chair),
Saba Sa’id,
Mufied al-Nashashibi,
Isma’il al-Nashashibi,
Jamil Ahmad,
Mahmmoud al-Shu’aibi,
Muhammad Totah,
Yusif al-Budeiri,
Salah al-Din Jarallah.

Topics:
Discussion concerning the issue of laying-off workers and their rights and the military governor’s request to provide him with a budget of the municipality.