Mandates Section

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Identifier Sort ascending Title Level of description Date Digital object
R2/1/9772/161 Assignment of mandates over the former German colonies - Secratariat - Draft letter addressed to all the Member States of the League of Nations, informing them of the decision taken by the Council on 17 December, that it is given - to Great Britain, mandate on South West Africa, Samoa, Nauru Island, etc .; - in Japan, mandate in the territories at the north of Ecuador. File 1921.12.21
R2/1/10973/161 Labour Clauses in Draft Mandates - International Labour Office (Mr. Albert Thomas) - Memorandum for the consideration of the Council suggesting the addition of certain articles to the Draft Mandates, relating to the late German Colonies and territories formerly incorporated in the Ottoman Empire. File 1921.02.15
R3/1/12006/161 The Mandatory System - The Times - Statement by Sir Eric Drummond pointing out that the authority of the Council is confined to ascertaining that the Draft Mandates conform to Article 22 of the Covenant. The right to appoint the Mandatories belongs to the Principal Allied and Associated Powers, and the reference to Parliaments depends entirely on the Constitution of the country concerned. File 1921.04.07
R3/1/12093/161 Judicial Clauses of the Mandates - Mr. Rappard - Request if the Special Clause relating to disputes between the Mandatory State and the nationals of other members of the League, inserted only in the draft British Mandate for East Africa, extends the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice, beyond the rights already acquired by the General Clause found in the texts of all the Mandates. File 1921.04.13
R3/1/12515/161 Authority of the League with regard to Mandates - League of Nations Union, London - Transmits a letter from the Times, on 3 May 1921, defining the powers and functions both of the Council of the League and of the Permanent Mandates Commission in connexion with the determination of the terms of the Mandates and the subsequent administration of mandated territories. File 1921.05.03