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:
Anwar al-Khatib (chair),
Saba Sa'id,
Hussein al-Nashashibi,
Yassin al-Khalidi,
Ruhi al-Khatib,
Ibrahim Nussibeh,
'Abdallah Na'was.
Absenteeism:
Father Ibrahim 'Ayad,
Tawfiq Wafa al-Dajani,
‘Adel Jabr.
Topics:
Ramallah and al-Bireh Municipalities' request to draft ‘Ain Fara water - p. 1;
Returning some employees to their jobs - p. 2;
Discussing selling some municipal vehicles - p. 2;
Discussing selling gasoline - p. 2;
Jabal al-Mukabir road - p. 2;
Houses Tax - p. 2;
The budget of the municipality - p. 2.
Attendance:
Anwar al-Khatib (chair),
Saba Sa'id,
Dr. Ra'fat Faris,
Father Ibrahim 'Ayad,
Hussein al-Nashashibi,
Yassin al-Khalidi,
Ruhi al-Khatib,
'Abdallah Na'was.
Absenteeism:
Ibrahim Nussibeh,
Tawfiq Wafa al-Dajani,
‘Adel Jabr.
Topics:
Presenting the results of the financial sub-committee's discussion regarding the budget in order to secure the workers' rights – pp. 1-3.
Attendance:
Anwar al-Khatib (chair),
Saba Sa'id,
Father Ibrahim 'Ayad,
Hussein al-Nashashibi,
Yassin al-Khalidi,
Ruhi al-Khatib,
Ibrahim Nussibeh,
'Abdallah Na'was.
Absenteeism:
Tawfiq Wafa al-Dajani,
Dr. Ra'fat Faris,
Dr. Muhammad Mahmmoud al-'Assi,
‘Adel Jabr,_x000D_Yahya Hammouda.
Topics:
Comments of the head of the finance department on the municipality’s budget and approval of its items by the council: Departments of public administration, engineering, health - pp. 1-3.
Attendance:
‘Arif al-‘Arif (chair),
Ibrahim Isma’il al-Husseini,
Stivo ‘Awad,
Dr. Raghib al-Khalidi,
Fayez al-‘Alami,
Rashid al-Haddad,
Salah al-Din Jarallah (secretary),
Anton Safieh (city clerk and head of finance).
Absenteeism:
Hanna ‘Atallah,
Anton Lawrence.
Topics:
Approval of the decisions of the previous meeting - p. 1;
Distribution of flour imported from Syria - pp. 1-2.
Attendance:
Ibrahim Isma’il al-Husseini,
Stivo ‘Awad,
Fou’ad ‘Arif al-Nashashibi,
haj ‘Eid ‘Abdeen,
Dr. Amin Majj,
Fayez al-‘Alami,
Rashid al-Haddad,
Salah al-Din Jarallah (secretary),
Anton Safieh (city clerk and head of finance),
Yusif Al-Budeiri (city engineer),
Jamil Ahmad Nasir (head of water department),
Mufied al-Nashashibi (health engineer).
Absenteeism:
‘Arif al-‘Arif (chair),
Hanna ‘Atallah (deputy),
Anton Lawrence,
Dr. Raghib al-Khalidi.
Topics:
Approval of the decisions of the seventh meeting held on 6/3/1951 - pp. 1-2;
Recommendations of the Bidding Committee at its meeting on 24/3/1951 regarding the annual obligations - p. 2-3;
Renting the municipality’s offices - p. 3.
Attendance:
‘Arif al-‘Arif (chair),
Hanna ‘Atallah (deputy),
Ibrahim Isma’il al-Husseini,
Stivo ‘Awad,
Fou’ad ‘Arif al-Nashashibi,
haj ‘Eid ‘Abdeen,
Anton Lawrence,
Fayez al-‘Alami,
Rashid al-Haddad,
Salah al-Din Jarallah (secretary),
Anton Safieh (city clerk and head of finance).
Absenteeism:
Dr. Amin Majj,
Dr. Raghib al-Khalidi.
Topics:
Selling of contraband goods - p. 1;
The municipality stadium in al-Sheikh Jarrah - p. 1;
Approval of the decisions of the previous meeting- p. 1;
The recommends of the bidding committee at its meeting on 24/4/51 regarding the following obligations: the obligation to supply mineral oils, the obligation of the vegetable market - pp. 1-2;
The recommendations of the administrative and financial committee in its meeting held on 23/4/51: the education and sewage tax, amendment of the craft tax system, amendment of the fees for clearance of toilets and sewers, distribution of uniforms to municipal employees and workers, requests for exemption from paying the municipal tax on property - pp. 2-3.
Attendance:
‘Arif al-‘Arif (chair),
Hanna ‘Atallah (deputy),
Ibrahim Isma’il al-Husseini,
Stivo ‘Awad,
Fou’ad ‘Arif al-Nashashibi,
Anton Lawrence,
haj ‘Eid ‘Abdeen,
Dr. Amin Majj,
Fayez al-‘Alami,
Rashid al-Haddad,
Dr. Raghib al-Khalidi,
Salah al-Din Jarallah (secretary),
Anton Safieh (city clerk and head of finance).
Topics:
Approving the decisions of the previous meeting - p. 1;
The chair’s report on the lease of the vegetable market land – p. 1;
Rental of wooden porches in the vegetable market - p. 1;
The case of Mr. Musa As’ad - p. 1;
Broom bids - p. 1;
Chair’s correspondences: Municipality loan, Arab Jerusalem municipality's share of the Jerusalem water project during the Mandate, Ramadan cannon - p. 2.
Attendance:
‘Arif al-‘Arif (chair),
Ibrahim Isma’il al-Husseini,
Stivo ‘Awad,
haj ‘Eid ‘Abdeen,
Dr. Amin Majj,
Fayez al-‘Alami,
Rashid al-Haddad,
Salah al-Din Jarallah (secretary),
Anton Safieh (city clerk and head of finance).
Absenteeism:
Hanna ‘Atallah (deputy),
Dr. Raghib al-Khalidi,
Fou’ad ‘Arif al-Nashashibi,
Anton Lawrence.
Topics:
Approval of the decisions of the previous meeting;
The invitation of the General French Consul to the chair of the municipality to visit Paris – p. 1.
Attendance:
District governor [al-Mutasrif]] Ihsan Hashim (head of meeting),
‘Arif al-‘Arif (chair),
Hanna ‘Atallah (deputy),
Omar al-Wa’ari,
Fou’ad Muhie al-Din al-Nashashibi,
Anton Lawrence,
Fayez al-‘Alami,
Dr. George Farah,
Rashid al-Haddad,
Dr. Salim M’atouq,
Nihad Abu Gharbieh,
Salah al-Din Jarallah (secretary),
Anton Safieh (city clerk and head of finance),
Ibrahim Isma’il al-Husseini,
Stivo ‘Awad,
correspondents of the local press.
Absenteeism:
Dr. Amin Majj,
Ruhi al-Khatib.
Topics:
Opening and welcoming words.