National Planning
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At the close of Mandatory rule, in May 1948, the Jewish population of the country was concentrated in the large towns of Jerusalem and Haifa, and to an even greater degree in Tel Aviv and its satellites (see map Fig. 9).
Jewish agriculture extended around a few dozen settlements, chiefly in the valleys, while the small towns were in state of gradual decline. This state of affairs was the outcome of the inadequate planning in which the Jewish population had been forced to acquisce thanks to political and economic conditions current under the Mandate.
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Fig. 18. Communications Network
Existing main road - double red line.
Proposed main road - broken double red line.
Existing secondary road - red line.
Proposed secondary road - broken red line.
Existing railway line - crossed black line.
Proposed railway line - broken crossed black line.
Main town - red circle.
Medium town - brown circle.
Small town - dark yellow circle.
Port - white anchor on blue circle.
Railway junction - white railway signal on blue circle.
Main airfield - white aeroplane on blue circle.
Main traffic centre - light green patch.
