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the end of the british mandate for palestine 1948 the diary of sir henry gurney
this book deals with the last days of the british empire in palestine december 1947 may 1948 . the study based on the diary of the last chief secretary of the mandate government sir henry gurney . in many ways palestine of 1948 was a microcosm of the british empire on the eve of its disappearance from the international arena .