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 CONVENTION-GREAT BRITAIN-PALESTINE. Dllommizx 3, 1924. 2.187 . “The»Mandatory.shall.be entrusted with,the·cont1·ol of the foreign rel.atio¤S.of·Pa1estine end the ri§ht —to issue exequaturs to  by foreign- Powers. .- e shall also be entitled to aiford dip omaticend consular protection to citizens of Pales- tine when outside its territorial; limits. E "A1rr1cm 13. "All 1‘¤SP¤¤Sibility inconnectioni with the,-Holy Places and religious buildings or sites in Pa1estine,.including that of Ipre- serving existing rights and of  free access to the oly Places, religious buildings and sites. and the free exercise of worship, pw ile ensuring the req<Li.rements ofwpublic order and decorum, is assumed by the_ Man (term who Sh°u be responsible solely to the League of Nationsm matters connected here- with, provided that nothing in, this article shall prevent the Mandatory from entering into such arrangpments as he may deem reasonable with the Administration for t hflflllj)068 of carrying the provisions of this article into effect; provided also that nothing in this mandate shall be construed as conferring upon the Mandatory authority to interfere with the fabric or the man- agement of purely Moslem sacred shrines, the immunities of which are guaranteed. "As·rxcr.s 14. "A special Commission shall be pointed by the Mandatory to study, define and determine the rigts and claims in connection with the Holy Places and the rights and claims relating to the different religious communities m Palestine. The method of nomination, e composition and the functions of this Commis- sion shall be submitted to the Council of the Lxzigue for its ap- proval, and the Commission shall not be Eppoint or enter upon its functions without the approval of the uncil. "Am·1cu• 15. · " The Mandatory shall see that complete freedom of conscience and the free exercise of all forms 0 J worship, subject only to the maintenance of Public order and morals, are ensured to all. No discrimination o _ andy kind shall be {made between the inhab- itants of Palestine on e ground, of- race, reli 'en or language. No person shall be excluded from»Palestine.on ge sole ground of hisreligiousbelief. 5 ·. .. T .. — - — . " The right ofeach community to maintain its own schools for the education of its own members in its own I¤¤€¤*g€» while con- forming to such educational requirements of a general-nature as the Administration may impose, shall not be denied or impaired. "An·r1cna 16. " The Mandatory shall be responsible for- exerc1smg` ' such super- vision over religious or eleemosynary bodies of all faiths in Pales- tine as may be required for the maintenance of public order and geood government; Subject to such supervision, no measures shall taken in Palestine to obstruct or interferemith the enterprise of such bodies or to discriminate against any representative or member of them on the ground of his religion or nationality.

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