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 2].84 CONVENTION-GREAT BRITAIN-PALESTINE. Dmcmunmv. 3, 1924. Oo-mzsemhlgtalzgttween tge Umled States agi Cirnzat   ·£rk to ' li °  ¢gned` at, ece er , : ` twbcigadvigbd bg  Febramry 20, 1925;   by the Prgi , Merch 2, 192 ; ratigiegv d IZ; Great Bnitain, March 8, 1925; ratifeatierns gcgganged at g n, ecember 8, 1925; proclazmed, December 5, By run Pnnsmnwr or rm: U1~r1·r1=.n Smrns or Aunmcs. I A PROCLAMATION. Ggnggmegyg WHEREAS a Convention between the United States of America epeeewruaum. and His Britannic Majesty with respect to the rights of the two hmm Governments-and their nationals in Palestine was concluded and signedb their respective Plenipotentiaries at London on the third day of lgecember, one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four, the Oflwglltl. of which Convention is word for word as follows: ,rP~*¢¤, ¤=·¤¤¤¤¤•¤*·¥ rifaliéss by the Treaniiy gf Peaclftsconcgudieal with this Powti ' r e renounces er rig an es over _ est1ne· an A¤*¤¤***¥· BrSWhemasyarticle 22 of the Covenant of the League of Natiohs in the Treaty of Versailles provides that in the case of certain terri· tories which, as a consequence of the late war, ceased to be under the should issued, and that the terms of the mandate should be ex- plicitly defined in each case by the Conmcil of the League; and d_Q•¤°•f(';=:,*g,,$ Whereas the Principal Allied Powers have agreed to entrust the mandate for Palestine to His llritannic Magesty; and d,·*•§,-‘°°,h§’,“_,’:.§,°“{‘,; Whereas the terms of the sand mandate ave been defined by the N•¤¤¤ Counccglpfgge Iielizgngetlof Nations, ;sNfo1lows :— e unc` 0 eLeagueo ations: · “Whereas the Principal Allied Powers have agreed, for the urpose of ` effect to the provisions of 8I'b1Cl8 22 of the govenant o  e of Nations, to entrust to a Mandatory selected b_y the said owers the administration of the territory of Palestine, which formerly belonged to the Turkish Empire, within such boundaries as may be fixed by them; and “W'hereas the Princigcal Allied_ Powers have   agreed that the Mandatory should responsible for Nputtmg into eifect the gzzlaration or  made onMthe 2nd :1>veg1bet1gd1g17, gay th; vernmento ' ritannic ajesty an ao ytesai Power? in favour of the establishment’in Palestge of a national home or the Jewish people, it being clearlyi understood that nothing should be done which nught preju ce the c1v1l and IQIIQOIIQ rnghts of existing non-Jewish commumtxes .111 Palestme, or t e rightés and pol1t1ca status enjoyed by Jews m any other . conmt · an , “V6'h'ereas recognition has thereby been given to the historical connection of the ewish people with Palestine and to the grounds for reoonstitutingiheir national home in that country; and _ “Whereas the `n<§Fal Allied Powers have selected His Br1· tannic Majestias the andatory for Palestine; and “Whereas t e mandate in resgect of Palestine has been formu- lated in the following terms an submitted to the Council of the League for approval; and
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