Palestine – The End of British Rule
Palestine. Termination of the Mandate. 15th May, 1948. London: HMSO, 1948.
Official British government statement on the cessation of 30 years of British rule in Palestine. The statement notes that 338 British subjects had been killed and over £100 million spent on military security forces in Palestine since 1945. The final part of the statement exudes a tone of weariness and prophecy about 'two peoples bent on open war'. Khalidi & Khadduri 2013.

Octavo (245 x 154mm). 12pp, stapled self-wrappers (some light soiling to title, penultimate and final leaves, light browning throughout, tiny marginal tear at gutter).

Middlesbrough Public Libraries (stamps and pencilled classmark on title, stamp repeated on p.3 over a few words, and again on final page in blank area).

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