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Palestine, British rule, 1917–1948

From the late Ottoman period to today, fact by fact and source by source.

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  1. 29 August 1919
    King–Crane Commission recommendations

    American commission's recommendations on the future of Syria, Palestine and Iraq after the Ottoman defeat.

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  2. 25 April 1920
    San Remo conference assigns the mandate for Palestine

    Allied Supreme Council resolution allocating mandates for former Ottoman territories.

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  3. 1920–1922
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  4. 3 June 1922
    Churchill White Paper

    British government statement of policy on Palestine, issued by the Colonial Office.

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  5. 24 July 1922
    League of Nations confirms the Mandate for Palestine

    The League Council confirms the terms under which Britain is to administer Palestine.

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  6. 1922–1939
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  7. 16 March 1939
    Anglo-Arab committee reports on the McMahon correspondence

    Committee of the 1939 London conference examines whether the 1915–1916 correspondence covered Palestine.

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