Palestine: Termination of the Mandate, 15th May, 1948. Statement prepared for public information by the Colonial Office and Foreign Office.

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(ISRAEL, STATE OF).

Palestine: Termination of the Mandate, 15th May, 1948. Statement prepared for public information by the Colonial Office and Foreign Office.

On cover, emblem of the British Crown. pp. 11, (1). Ex-library, minute punch holes, small ink stain on p. 4 with two affected words supplied in pencil. 8vo.

London: His Majesty's Stationery Office 1948

Est: $800 - $1,200

PRICE REALIZED $1,000

The official statement by the British Government ending their mandate of Palestine. This paved the way for the creation of the modern independent State of Israel, which proved to be a turning point in the history of both the British Empire and the Middle East as a whole.