San Remo Conference decided on April 24, 1920 to assign the Mandate [for Palestine] under the League of Nations to Britain.
• The terms of the mandates in respect of the above territories will be formulated by the Principal Allied Powers and submitted to the Council of the League of Nations for approval.
• Turkey hereby undertakes, in accordance with the provisions of Article [132 of the Treaty of Sevres] to accept any decisions which may be taken in this connection.
This Order may be cited as "
The Palestine Order in Council, 1922."
• The limits of this Order are the territories to which the Mandate for Palestine applies, hereinafter described as Palestine.
First Sentence of the
Mandate for Palestine (1922)
• Whereas the Principal Allied Powers have agreed, for the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of Article 22 of the Covenant of the League of Nations, to entrust to a Mandatory selected by the said Powers the administration of the territory of Palestine,
The
Treaty of Lausanne
Relative to Rights and Title to Allied Powers
• ARTICLE I6.
Turkey hereby renounces all rights and title whatsoever over or respecting the territories situated outside the frontiers laid down in the present Treaty and the islands other than those over which her sovereignty is recognised by the said Treaty, the future of these territories and islands being settled or to be settled by the parties concerned.
SECTION VII.
SYRIA, MESOPOTAMIA, PALESTINE.
ARTICLE 94.
Treaty of Sevres
The provisions of the present Article do not prejudice any special arrangements arising from neighbourly relations which have been or may be concluded between Turkey and any limitrophe countries.
The determination of the other frontiers of the said States, and the selection of the Mandatories, will be made by the Principal Allied Powers.
ARTICLE 95.
The High Contracting Parties agree to entrust, by application of the provisions of Article 22, the administration of Palestine, within such boundaries as may be determined by the Principal Allied Powers, to a Mandatory to be selected by the said Powers. The Mandatory will be responsible for putting into effect the declaration originally made on November 2, 1917, by the British Government, and adopted by the other Allied Powers, in favour of the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country.
ARTICLE 97.
Turkey hereby undertakes, in accordance with the provisions of Article 132, to accept any decisions which may be taken in relation to the questions dealt with in this Section.
ARTICLE 132.
Outside her frontiers as fixed by the present Treaty Turkey hereby renounces in favour of the Principal Allied Powers all rights and title which she could claim on any ground over or concerning any territories outside Europe which are not otherwise disposed of by the present Treaty.
Turkey undertakes to recognise and conform to the measures which may be taken now or in the future by the Principal Allied Powers, in agreement where necessary with third Powers, in order to carry the above stipulation into effect.
• ARTICLE 30.
Turkish subjects habitually resident in territory which in accordance with the provisions of the present Treaty is detached from Turkey will become ipsofacto, in the conditions laid down by the local law, nationals of the State to which such territory is transferred.
While the
Mudros Agreement: Armistice with Turkey (October 30, 1918) amounted to an Unconditional Surrender, the Armistice was replaced by the Treaty of Sevres.
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Armistice of Mudros, (Oct. 30, 1918), pact signed at the port of Mudros, on the Aegean island of Lemnos, between the Ottoman Empire and Great Britain (representing the Allied powers) marking the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I (1914–18).
The Palestine Police during the British Mandate
Palestine 1947 Side-affects and paradoxes were the main forces shaping Britain's administration of Palestine.
The initial phase between 1917 and 1920, the Occupied Enemy Territory Administration (OETA) was an incidental side affect of World War 1 middle-eastern military campaigns.
The Palestine Police was born when civil administration replaced military administration in 1920 but for much of its history, the British section of the Palestine police received army training.
Under the terms of the armistice, the Ottomans surrendered their remaining garrisons in Hejaz, Yemen, Syria, Mesopotamia, Tripolitania, and Cyrenaica; the Allies were to occupy the Straits of the Dardanelles and the Bosporus, Batum (now in southwest Georgia), and the Taurus tunnel system; and the Allies won the right to occupy “in case of disorder” the six Armenian provinces in Anatolia and to seize “any strategic points” in case of a threat to Allied security. The Ottoman army was demobilized, and Turkish ports, railways, and other strategic points were made available for use by the Allies.
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There was a primary and specific intent that dates back to a time before the Mandate. That intent, expressed over and over again, was the: "the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people." The difference here is that, the intent is relative to the Jewish people. There is no equivalent to this prior to the 1988 acknowledgement of the Palestinians Declaration of Independence.
By virtue of the natural, historical and legal right of the Palestinian Arab people to its homeland, Palestine, and of the sacrifices of its succeeding generations in defence of the freedom and independence of that homeland,
Pursuant to the resolutions of the Arab Summit Conferences and on the basis of the international legitimacy embodied in the resolutions of the United Nations since 1947, and
Through the exercise by the Palestinian Arab people of its right to self-determination, political independence and sovereignty over its territory:
The Palestine National Council hereby declares, in the Name of God and on behalf of the Palestinian Arab people, the establishment of the State of Palestine in the land of Palestine with its capital at Jerusalem.
The Arab Palestinians are always attempting to grab more, or to imply more than is theirs or there to be had. In this case, It is what it is. There is a clear chain for you to follow pertaining to the Jewish People and the establishment of Israel. They are links in the chain that specifically state: "Jewish National Home" and the "State of Israel." There is no interpretation required. That is because the Jewish People at that time were the principle interests. Similarly, when it spoke about Jordan, it clearly stated in an unambiguous form, Jordan. But there is no unambiguous form specifically addressing the Arabs of Palestine in terms of sovereignty or establishment beyond those that were rejected by the Arab Palestinians. To reject political offers that inadvertently undermines the Arab Palestinian self interests is their trademark; there exclusive brand. They need not cry about it now.
Most Respectfully,
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