a letter of 2 November 1917 in which A J Balfour , the British Foreign Secretary, wrote that the British government was in favour of establishing Palestine as a national home for the Jewish people. The other Allies (1) soon said that they agreed with this.
BALFOUR DECLARATION
Meaning of BALFOUR DECLARATION in English
Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary. Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь. 2005