Microsoft Word maps-in-time doc

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Table listing the countries with which the UK had an adverse balance of trade 
in 1931. 
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Middle East 1920s to 1940s 
After the end of the First World War, the Ottoman Empire was divided by the 
victorious powers, giving Britain an informal empire in the Middle East. It was 
based on League of Nations mandates in Palestine and Mesopotamia (modern 
Iraq). A significant British presence was maintained to secure oil supplies, air 
routes and British influence, but Iraq gained independence in 1932. Jewish 
emigration to Palestine from Europe caused tensions with the Arabic speaking 
population. The 1936 Arab revolt challenged British rule. Throughout the 1930s 
and 1940s attempts were made to reach a compromise. The proposal shown 
here is from 1943.
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Map of Arabia appended to memorandum on the proposed formation of 
Kingdom of Mesopotamia. Formerly part of the Ottoman Empire, the region 
was entrusted to Britain under a League of Nations mandate. 
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interactive/resource-downloads/cab24-120-cp21-2607.jpg 
A 1932 map of Persian oil fields showing pipelines, railways and a refinery. Oil 
had been discovered in 1908 and the Anglo-Persian Oil Company set up in 
1909. The Persian government cancelled the company’s concession in 1932. 
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interactive/resource-downloads/cab24-235-cp32-430.jpg 
After 25 years of fruitless negotiation for Jewish-Arab co-operation, a map 
dated December 1943 proposes a scheme for the partition of Palestine. The 
attached report reflects a note of dissent that the planned land redistribution 
heavily favoured Jews and would incite Arab revolt.