The declaration contained four clauses, of which the first two promised to support "the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people", followed by two "safeguard clauses" with respect to "the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine", and "the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country".
Deklarasi tersebut berisi empat klausa, dimana dua klausa pertama menjanjikan dukungan "pendirian di Palestina tanah air untuk orang Yahudi", disusul oleh dua "klausa pengaman" dengan penghormatan kepada "hak-hak penduduk dan keagamaan dari komunitas-komunitas non-Yahudi yang ada di Palestina", dan "hak-hak dan status politis yang dimiliki orang Yahudi di negara-negara lainnya".