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Jerusalem; Diary in photos, vol. V, 1939. John D. Whiting

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Antioch 14th July celebrations. The Turks march in to stay. "We just bought the kid in the market".

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Bedouins in Jordan and other locations, 1934-35. John D. Whiting

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Bedouin on road to Petra. Diary in photos, vol. III, 1938. John D. Whiting

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Bedouins in Jordan and other locations, 1934-35. John D. Whiting

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Gen. Allenby leaving after the reading of the Proclamation [of Martial Law in Jersusalem], 1917.

Sir Edmund Allenby's Official Proclamation Following the Fall of Jerusalem, 9 December 1917

To the Inhabitants of Jerusalem the Blessed and the People Dwelling in Its Vicinity:

The defeat inflicted upon the Turks by the troops under my command has resulted in the occupation of your city by my forces. I, therefore, here now proclaim it to be under martial law, under which form of administration it will remain so long as military considerations make necessary.

However, lest any of you be alarmed by reason of your experience at the hands of the enemy who has retired, I hereby inform you that it is my desire that every person pursue his lawful business without fear of interruption.

Furthermore, since your city is regarded with affection by the adherents of three of the great religions of mankind and its soil has been consecrated by the prayers and pilgrimages of multitudes of devout people of these three religions for many centuries, therefore, do I make it known to you that every sacred building, monument, holy spot, shrine, traditional site, endowment, pious bequest, or customary place of prayer of whatsoever form of the three religions will be maintained and protected according to the existing customs and beliefs of those to whose faith they are sacred.

Guardians have been established at Bethlehem and on Rachel's Tomb. The tomb at Hebron has been placed under exclusive Moslem control.

The hereditary custodians at the gates of the Holy Sepulchre have been requested to take up their accustomed duties in remembrance of the magnanimous act of the Caliph Omar, who protected that church.

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