Summary
The League of Nations’ largely advisory body for the mandates, called the Permanent Mandates Committee in the Introduction and the Permanent Mandates Commission (PMC) in Chapter 2 of Banko’s book (The Invention of Palestinian Citizenship, 1918–1947, PDF p.14, p.41).
Details
- The Permanent Mandates Committee visualised the Arab mandates as states-to-be for certain ‘nations’ under the principle of nationality (PDF p.14 / printed p.3).
- From 1919 to 1922 colonial officials delegated power to other members of the Commission to help formulate the framework of each future British-administered mandate, while Britain greatly influenced the ultimate acceptance or refusal of mandate charters (PDF p.41 / printed p.30).
- Sir Frederick Lugard served as Britain’s first representative on the commission, despite his lack of diplomatic and political experience (PDF p.41 / printed p.30).
Related pages
The Invention of Palestinian Citizenship, 1918–1947, League of Nations