▁massive ▁wave ▁of ▁stat eless ▁Jews , ▁mainly ▁Hol oca ust ▁surv iv ors , ▁began ▁migr ating ▁to ▁Palest ine ▁in ▁small ▁boats ▁in ▁def iance ▁of ▁British ▁rules . ▁The ▁Hol oca ust ▁un ited ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁world ▁Jew ry ▁behind ▁the ▁Z ion ist ▁project . ▁The ▁British ▁either ▁imprison ed ▁these ▁Jews ▁in ▁Cy pr us ▁or ▁sent ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁British - control led ▁Al lied ▁Occ up ation ▁Z ones ▁in ▁Germany . ▁The ▁British , ▁having ▁faced ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 6 – 1 9 3 9 ▁Arab ▁revol t ▁against ▁mass ▁Jewish ▁imm igration ▁into ▁Palest ine , ▁were ▁now ▁facing ▁opposition ▁by ▁Z ion ist ▁groups ▁in ▁Palest ine ▁for ▁subsequent ▁restrictions . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁the ▁Ang lo - American ▁Committee ▁of ▁In qu iry ▁was ▁a ▁joint ▁British ▁and ▁American ▁committee ▁set ▁up ▁to ▁examine ▁the ▁political , ▁economic ▁and ▁social ▁conditions ▁in ▁Palest ine ▁as ▁they ▁bore ▁upon ▁the ▁problem ▁of ▁Jewish ▁imm igration ▁and ▁settlement ▁and ▁the ▁well - be ing ▁of ▁the ▁pe op les ▁living ▁there ; ▁to ▁consult ▁represent atives ▁of ▁Arab s ▁and ▁Jews , ▁and ▁to ▁make ▁other ▁recommend ations ▁' as ▁necessary ' ▁for ▁an ▁inter im ▁handling ▁of ▁these ▁problems ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁for ▁their ▁event ual ▁solution . ▁Following ▁the ▁failure ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 6 – 4 7 ▁London ▁Conference ▁on ▁Palest ine , ▁at ▁which ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁refused ▁to