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2190 CONVENTION-GREAT BRITAIN·PALESTINE. Dmmummz 3, 1924. M•¤¤•°°·°°¤*¤· ‘?Aa·ncx.m 22. " ` Arab'c and Hebrew shall be the oiiicial languages of PalesE?1le1?ll,Any statement or inscription in Arabic on stamps or money in Palestine shall be Zspeated in Hebrew, and any statement or inscription in Hebrew sh be repeated in Arabic. ··Am¢m za. " The Administration of Palestine shall recognise the holy days of the respective communities in Palestine as legal days of rest for the members of such communities. “.ARTICL1! 24. 1¤»»¢,p.m¤. “ The Mandatory shall make to the Council of the League of _ Nations an aniianjgl reiport to tihe satisfaction of the tgonmci as to the measures en ur` e year to carry out e provisions of the Copiesu:5 all laws and regulations promulgated or issued during the year shall be commumcated wit the report. l“AR’1'ICL1t 25; “In the territories lying between the Jordan and the eastern £’§."ii‘i;‘? °éJ§§*““*’.i§° it ‘°°"”“‘?1’fd¢i.“'é‘3”°dh‘h? ¢°¤i‘“dLe.g..“°"’ eu ;w1 ,econsen‘o_e unco e e 0; Ijsltgions, tg postpolpe or withhol;~l°applicat]ilonb<if provisions 0 ' manateas eimayconsi rina 'cae eexisting local conditions, and to make such proviggin for the administra- tion of the territories as he may consider suitable to those con- ditions, provided that no action shall be taken which is incon- sistent with the provisions of articles 15, 16 and 18. "An·rrc1.m 26. " Tl}: Mandailtoxgi agiraees that gf anti disputebewhaézetxisr should arise tweente an toryan ano ermem ro eLeague of Nations relating to the interplretation or the application of the provisions of the mandate, suc disgite if it cannot be settled y negotiation shall be submitted the Permanent Court `of International justice provided for by article 14 of the Covenant of the League of Nations. “A.R’1'ICLE 27. " The consent of the Council of the League of Nations is re- quired for any modification of the terms of this mandate. "An·rrcm¤ 28. “ In the event of the termination of the mandate hereb con- ferred upon the Mandatory, the Council of the League of Nllitions shall make such arrangements as may be deemed necessary for safeguarding m perpetuity, under guarantee of the League, the gights secured bg arglcles .13 and 14g al;1dIsehaall usczh its tihniliggce or securmg un er e aranteeo t t e v- ernment of Palestine wigufully honour (the Egiliiicialaobligations legitimately mcurred by the Administration of Palestine during the period of the mandate, including the rights of public servants to pensions or gratuities.