 A League of Nations mandate refers to a legal status for certain territories transferred from the control of one country to another following World War IWorld War I

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 For the most Developed areas  Given provisional indepedence  Subject of Allied administration control.  Syria –given to France which was divided into Syria and Lebanon.  Mesopotamia and Palestine – Britain

 The mandatory power was forbidden to construct military or naval bases within the mandates.  Tanganyika – Britain  Togoland and Cameroons- France  Rwanda- Burundi - Belgian

 A final group, the Class C mandates, including South-West Africa and certain of the South Pacific Islands, were considered to be "best administered under the laws of the Mandatory as integral portions of its territory"  The Class C mandates were former German possessions:

 South West Africa – South Africa  New Guinea – Australia  Western Samoa- New Zealand  Islands north of Equator in the Pacific given to Japan

 Mandates in the Middle East and Africa, which included: 1. Syria, 2. Lebanon, 3. Palestine, 4. Transjordan, 5. Mesopotamia, 6. British Togoland, 7. French Togoland, 8. British Cameroons, 9. French Cameroun, 10. Ruanda- Urundi, 11. Tanganyika and 12. South-West Africa

 France was given Syria which eas divided into Syria and Lebanon.  French reluctance to relinquish its mandates independence due to - i. strategic importance ii. Encourage its North African colonies to expect independence

 Britain was to administer the mandates of Palestine and Mesopotamia.  Saudi Arabia granted independence.  Transjordan created  Transjordan, an independent state ruled by Amir Abdullah but under British authority.  Independence granted to Transjordan- Abdullah took the tile of King.

 Anglo-Iraqi Treaty signed with King Feisal which provided 25 year military alliance and retention of British bases in Iraq  iraq became independent and member of league of Nations.

 Arab- Jewish Tensions in Mandate of Palestine