montelatici, P F Tinmore, et al,
Actually it is NOT.
I am not sure what your point is Rocco. By definition, the area that was geographically defined as Palestine by the text in the Mandate, is the area that is Palestine. The fact that a group of Europeans named a large part of it Israel doesn't change the borders of the Palestine described in the Mandate.
(REFERENCE)
1. 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.
The
Treaty of London (Anglo-Transjordanian Treaty) was signed between the
United Kingdom and
Transjordan on March 22, 1946 and came into force on June 17, 1946
The Making of Transjordan
On March 22, 1946, Abdullah negotiated a new Anglo-Transjordanian treaty, ending the British mandate and gaining full independence for Transjordan. In exchange for providing military facilities within Transjordan, Britain continued to pay a financial subsidy and supported the Arab Legion. Two months later, on May 25, 1946, the Transjordanian parliament proclaimed Abdullah king, while officially changing the name of the country from the Emirate of Transjordan to the
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
(COMMENT)
As the area to which the Mandate for Palestine changes, so does the territory; and by definition, the area described as Palestine.
When Jordan was granted independence
(His Majesty The King recognizes Trans-Jordan as a fully independent State and His Highness The Amir as the sovereign thereof.) and the Mandate for Palestine no longer applied to Transjordan, by definition "the territories to which the Mandate for Palestine applies, hereinafter described as Palestine," also changed.
Now, some claim that the Mandate is still active, and has never been official terminated, it is just without a Mandatory. The opposing claim is that under
Chapter XII --- Article 77(1a) of the UN Charter (territories now held under mandate), the territory to which the mandate applied was transferred to the International Trustee System. However the Mandate, and the authority with it, appears to still be in effect in 1946 when the Mandatory recognized the Emir as the Sovereign over the nation.
Most Respectfully,
R