Known frequently as the Palestine Mandate, the British Mandate for Palestine was a document which was confirmed by the League of Nations in 1922 which formalized the rule of Britain in the southern part of Ottoman Syria and allowed the United Kingdom to divide the territory into two areas. The areas were Palestine which would remain administratively Britain's territory, and Transjordan, this would be autonomous under the reign of what is now Saudi Arabia.
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Displays the statement of King George VI regarding Palestine and his intention to invite nations of the Middle East to a conference in London which was to address the future policy of the region.
http://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/brwh1939.asp
A teacher in the United Kingdom provides details about the initial contacts and subsequent establishment of formal relations with the British, the administration of the mandate, the economics of the British empire, and the withdrawal from the empire.
http://www.britishempire.co.uk/maproom/palestine.htm
The British Mandate for Palestine, San Remo Conference
Consists or the text of the original mandate as set forth by the Council of the League of Nations in July of 1922.
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/britman.htm
The British Mandate in Palestine
Gives an overview of the Mandate, as well as the United Nations partition plan, and Zionism from the Middle East Research and Information Project.
http://www.merip.org/palestine-israel_primer/brit-mandate-pal-isr-prime.html
