The British government expected Zionists to meet the following conditions:
- The establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine would not prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities.
- The Jewish homeland would be subject to the overall authority of the British government.
- The British government would be responsible for the administration of Palestine, including the protection of the rights of all its inhabitants.
- The Jewish homeland would be established in such a way as to ensure that the existing Arab population of Palestine would not be displaced.
- The British government would not allow mass Jewish immigration to Palestine without the consent of the Arab population.
