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PALESTINE -- Final Drafts of the Mandates for Mesopotamia and Palestine for the Approval of the Council of the League of Nations. [Cmd. 1500.] London: HMSO, 1921. [With:] -- Mandate for Palestine. [Cmd. 1708.] London: HMSO, 1922. 2 volumes, 8° (245 x 155mm). 16pp and 8pp. (The first with punctures from incorrect stapling, the second with light creasing.) Each in stapled self-wrappers (staples rusting).
RARE DRAFTS LEADING TO THE CRUCIAL 1922 PALESTINE MANDATE -- A KEY DOCUMENT IN THE REGION'S HISTORY. In this draft document Palestine is defined as the area on both sides of the river Jordan, while in the later version regions east of the river became Trans-Jordan: a major distinction for local communities and in the history of Jordan. The second item is principally a reply to Cardinal Gasparri, and discusses Article 14 of the mandate concerning the existing rights to Holy Places and religious buildings within Palestine. (2)
RARE DRAFTS LEADING TO THE CRUCIAL 1922 PALESTINE MANDATE -- A KEY DOCUMENT IN THE REGION'S HISTORY. In this draft document Palestine is defined as the area on both sides of the river Jordan, while in the later version regions east of the river became Trans-Jordan: a major distinction for local communities and in the history of Jordan. The second item is principally a reply to Cardinal Gasparri, and discusses Article 14 of the mandate concerning the existing rights to Holy Places and religious buildings within Palestine. (2)