Trans-Jordan memorandum: Difference between revisions

The [[British Mandate for Palestine|British Mandate]] administration in Jerusalem only ever covered the area west of the Jordan, while the area east of the Jordan was administered by the British representative in Ma'an, Captain [[Alec Kirkbride|Alex Kirkbride]]<ref>Avi Shlaim (2007) p 11</ref> until the arrival in November 1920 of [[Abdullah I of Jordan|Abdullah bin al-Hussein]], the future [[Emir]]. Article 25 of the [[British Mandate for Palestine]] stated that in the territory to the east of the Jordan River, Britain could 'postpone or withhold' the articles of the Mandate concerning a [[Jewish National Home]]:<ref>[http://unispal.un.org/UNISPAL.NSF/0/C7AAE196F41AA055052565F50054E656 10th10 August 1922]:- Order of Palestine created by the Government of His Britannic Majesty, whereas the Principal Allied Powers have also agreed that the Mandatory should be responsible for putting into effect the declaration originally made on 2 November 2, 1917, (Balfour Declaration). Where article 86 of the Palestine Order In Council 1922 Shall Not Apply To Such Parts Of The Territory Comprised In Palestine To The East Of The Jordan And The Dead Sea As Shall Be Defined By Order Of The High Commissioner. Subject To The Provisions Of Article 25 Of The Mandate, The High Commissioner May Make Such Provision For The Administration Of Any Territories So Defined As Aforesaid As With The Approval Of The Secretary Of State May be prescribed. The Palestine Order of Council 1922 duly received Royal assent and Given at Our Court at Saint James's this Fourteenth day of August, 1922, in the Thirteenth Year of Our Reign.</ref>