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The End of the British Mandate for Palestine, 1948 The Diary of Sir Henry Gurney

The End of the British Mandate for Palestine, 1948 The Diary of Sir Henry Gurney

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Henry Gurney was the last Chief Secretary of the Mandate Government of Palestine. From mid-March to mid-May 1948, at his HQ in Jerusalem's King David Hotel, he wrote his diary under fire from Jews and Arabs alike, with both groups taking aim at the British Administration as the Mandate drew to a close and the country spiralled into violence.

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Political ScienceTerrorismHistoryEuropeGreat BritainMiddle EastHistory & TheoryAsiaModernInternational Relations

2009Book

Author(s)Henry Gurney, Motti Golani

PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK

ISBN9780230209862

LanguageEnglish

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