British-French Demarcation of Line Between Palestine (Including Transjordan) and Syria (Including Lebanon)

At a time when the Palestinian delegation in London makes its case against the Balfour Declaration, Winston Churchill, then-Secretary of State for the Colonies, publishes a White Paper detailing the...

The Palestinian delegation, which has stayed in London since July 1921 to defend Palestinian rights, rejects Churchill White Paper (1922) (3 June) and the draft of the Mandate administration over...

The Council of the League of Nations confirms Britain ’s mandate over Palestine.

Considered as a Constitution for Palestine, the Palestine Order in Council is signed by the King "on the adivce of his Privy Council." It defines the powers of the Executive (the High Commissioner)...

British authorities conduct their first census in Palestine.

The Palestinian National Congress states its rejection of the Advisory Council (which the British High Commissioner had attempted to revive in view of his failure to form a Legislative Council) and...

The announcement comes as the party (Jewish) leaders declare their acceptance of the conditions set by the Communist International (Comintern): to change its name from Socialist Workers Party (a...

Under the Treaty of Lausanne, the Republic of Turkey, led by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, is officially recognized as the successor state to the Ottoman Empire.

As France and Italy notify the Council of the League of Nations that they have reached a final agreement in regard to the mandate for Syria, the council notes that the mandates for Palestine and Syria...

High Commissioner Herbert Samuel presents to 26 Palestinian notables a scheme for an Arab Agency (as an organization parallel to the Jewish Agency ).