P F Tinmore, et al,
Well, the word Palestine --- as it pertains to a non-legal entity, was used. But to describe what? There was no such political subdivision called Palestine in the 19th Century, during the sovereignty of the Ottoman Empire.
Again, you are intentionally quibbling over something, I think regional geography name.
This is not actually true.
In a sense this is misleading. The Allied Powers, for the first time in over a century, were going to establish a legal entity called Palestine. In 1922, the actual parameter for this legal entity was not yet defined. There is a bit of legal fiction that took place that everyone takes for granted.
In 1920 the Allied Powers began rolling the ball on operations. At that time, it was not foreseen that the Treaty of Sevres would not be ratified. This activities were in place before the diplomatic paperwork was completed. In the strict sense, the Mandate did not go into effect because the Treaty of Lausanne had not been officially concluded between the Allied Powers and Turkey. That did not happen until 29th September 1923, and the war between Turkey and the Allies was officially ended. It was then that the Council of the League officially put in place the Order in Council and was able officially assign the British Mandate over Palestine. That is when the pieces fall together, including the acceptance of the Franco-British Boundary Agreement of December 1920. At that point:
The August 1922 Palestine Order in Council provided that:
Definition of boundaries, formation of districts, etc. Part II --- Executive Paragraph 11.
(1) The High Commissioner may, with the approval of a Secretary of State, by Proclamation divide Palestine into administrative divisions or districts in such manner and with such subdivisions as may be convenient for purposes of administration describing the boundaries thereof and assigning names thereto.
So, if the Mandate had not gone into effect, then there would have been no Boundary Commission and no Franco-British boundary and thus, not even a legal entity by the name of Palestine set by the Order in Council.
Most Respectfully,
R
Well, the word Palestine --- as it pertains to a non-legal entity, was used. But to describe what? There was no such political subdivision called Palestine in the 19th Century, during the sovereignty of the Ottoman Empire.
Again, you are intentionally quibbling over something, I think regional geography name.
(COMMENT)The Mandate was appointed to Palestine. Palestine existed with or without the Mandate.P F Tinmore, et al,
Yes he's quibbling with the words to avoid the point of discussion.
Of course we all know that by "Mandate" (in this sense) the meaning was: "The limits of this Order are the territories to which the Mandate for Palestine applies, hereinafter described as Palestine." Palestine Order in Council
(COMMENT)The Mandate was not a country. It had no land or borders.
The territory, which was defined solely by the Allied Powers> Having said that, did you answer the question?
Most Respectfully
R
This is not actually true.
Near & Middle East Titles: Palestine Boundaries 1833–1947 HISTORICAL OVERVIEW said:In Ottoman times, no political entity called Palestine existed. After the collapse of the Ottoman Empire at the end of the First World War, European boundary makers began to take greater interest in defining territorial limits for Palestine. Only since the 1920s has Palestine had formally delimited boundaries, though these have remained subject to repeated change and a source of bitter dispute.
The eastern frontier with Transjordan
The eastern frontier was formally established in 1922 when the final draft of the Mandate for Palestine and Transjordan was approved by the League of Nations. This instrument provided the British with the authority to exclude the territory east of the Jordan river from those provisions concerning a National Home for the Jewish people. The British decided to administer Transjordan separately, leaving the Jordan river as the effective eastern boundary of Palestine.
SOURCE: HISTORICAL OVERVIEW
In a sense this is misleading. The Allied Powers, for the first time in over a century, were going to establish a legal entity called Palestine. In 1922, the actual parameter for this legal entity was not yet defined. There is a bit of legal fiction that took place that everyone takes for granted.
In 1920 the Allied Powers began rolling the ball on operations. At that time, it was not foreseen that the Treaty of Sevres would not be ratified. This activities were in place before the diplomatic paperwork was completed. In the strict sense, the Mandate did not go into effect because the Treaty of Lausanne had not been officially concluded between the Allied Powers and Turkey. That did not happen until 29th September 1923, and the war between Turkey and the Allies was officially ended. It was then that the Council of the League officially put in place the Order in Council and was able officially assign the British Mandate over Palestine. That is when the pieces fall together, including the acceptance of the Franco-British Boundary Agreement of December 1920. At that point:
The August 1922 Palestine Order in Council provided that:
Definition of boundaries, formation of districts, etc. Part II --- Executive Paragraph 11.
(1) The High Commissioner may, with the approval of a Secretary of State, by Proclamation divide Palestine into administrative divisions or districts in such manner and with such subdivisions as may be convenient for purposes of administration describing the boundaries thereof and assigning names thereto.
So, if the Mandate had not gone into effect, then there would have been no Boundary Commission and no Franco-British boundary and thus, not even a legal entity by the name of Palestine set by the Order in Council.
Most Respectfully,
R