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

Estimate: $800–$1,200
Hammer price: $1,000

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author

(ISRAEL, STATE OF).

printer

His Majesty's Stationery Office

Place

London

Publication

1948

Description

On cover, emblem of the British Crown.

summary

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.

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

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