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PALESTINE MANDATE
Draft Mandates for Mesopotamia and Palestine, 1921; and final draft (2)

10 – 20 March 2025, 12:00 GMT
Online, London, Knightsbridge

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PALESTINE MANDATE

Draft Mandates for Mesopotamia and Palestine as Submitted for the Approval of the League of Nations, 10pp., "London County Council Statistics" stamp on title, small loss to final leaf with part loss of 4 words, small folio, 1921; Mandates. Final Drafts of the Mandates for Mesopotamia and Palestine, for the Approval of... The League of Nations, 14pp., advertisement for "The Palestine Weekly" and "Doar Hayom" printed in red on lower cover, upper cover slightly soiled, 8vo, 1921, FIRST EDITIONS, stapled as issued, H.M.S.O., 1921 (2)

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Formulating the terms of the Palestine Mandate took two years, between 1920 and 1922, resulting in 27 articles, considered in these early drafts, concerning economic conditions, land distribution for Jewish settlements, protecting holy sites, official languages, etc.

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