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High commissioner of Palestine did not oversee Transjordan, he was specifically allocated the area west of the Jordan River. Transjordan was a seperate entity ruled by Emir Abdullah I. Makeandtoss ( talk) 15:10, 26 May 2016 (UTC)
"High Commissioner" was a formal position title that had capital letters in all official documents. It is a proper noun, not a common noun capitalised for emphasis. For example, it had capitals throughout the document which defines the role and powers of the position, namely the The Palestine Order in Council. I also looked at many issues of the Palestine Gazette (the official publication of the Government of Palestine) and it always had capitals. The great majority of scholarly papers and books (though not all) also capitalise it. We should use capitals because that is the correct way of writing it. Moving back. Zero talk 09:38, 7 September 2016 (UTC)
There were several periods when the HC was away and an acting HC was in his place. These could be determined with some work using the Palestine Gazette. At the moment it gives the first and last date for each non-acting HC, which I guess is ok. Zero talk 12:28, 18 March 2020 (UTC)
To editor Onceinawhile: To editor Selfstudier: I'll check again carefully before adding anything, but I think that for all HC's except Samuel their official appointment was High Commissioner and Commander-in-Chief. The Gazette has the texts of their appointments. In the case of Samuel, the text of his appointment does not appear in the Gazette and I think the role of Commander-in-Chief is not mentioned there until after the 1922 Order in Council. So the question is whether Samuel was Commander-in-Chief before then. Just now I found an interesting communique he wrote several days after his arrival in Palestine:
Do we know any good secondary sources on this issue? Zero talk 11:35, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
... was also the commander-in-chief, with the power of veto over decisions taken by the GOC. The latter assumed effective command only during the handful of short-lived periods of martial law.
"His Majesty the King in Council enacted, on August 10th, 1922, the Palestine Order in Council, which defined the powers of the High Commissioner, prescribed the formation of an Executive Council and of a Legislative Council, and regulated the constitution and powers of the Palestine Judiciary, with special provisions for religious and for tribal Courts. The constitution and method of election of the Legislative Council were further defined in the Palestine Legislative Council Election Order, which was enacted at the same time. Both were promulgated in Palestine on the 1st of September, 1922. The formal Commission of His Majesty, appointing as High Commissioner and Commander in Chief for Palestine the Right Honourable Sir Herbert Samuel, G.B.E., who had been acting in that capacity since July 1st, 1920, was issued on August 14th. The oaths of office were administered at Jerusalem on September 11th by the Chief Justice." Selfstudier ( talk) 18:46, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
Thanks O&S. Incidentally in internal correspondence for 1920–1922 I see Allenby called the "Commander-in-Chief in Egypt" whereas earlier he was the "Commander-in-Chief of the Egypt Expeditionary Force" or "Commander-in-Chief of OETA(S)". Zero talk 06:31, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: Speedily Moved. Per WP:SNOW and the countless prior discussions of highly similar natures. I don't see any reason to let this move stay open longer than necessary.( non-admin closure) estar8806 ( talk) ★ 01:30, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
– Per MOS:CAPS and MOS:JOBTITLES, also works to standardize all high commissioner page titles. Woko Sapien ( talk) 19:02, 21 August 2023 (UTC)
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High commissioner of Palestine did not oversee Transjordan, he was specifically allocated the area west of the Jordan River. Transjordan was a seperate entity ruled by Emir Abdullah I. Makeandtoss ( talk) 15:10, 26 May 2016 (UTC)
"High Commissioner" was a formal position title that had capital letters in all official documents. It is a proper noun, not a common noun capitalised for emphasis. For example, it had capitals throughout the document which defines the role and powers of the position, namely the The Palestine Order in Council. I also looked at many issues of the Palestine Gazette (the official publication of the Government of Palestine) and it always had capitals. The great majority of scholarly papers and books (though not all) also capitalise it. We should use capitals because that is the correct way of writing it. Moving back. Zero talk 09:38, 7 September 2016 (UTC)
There were several periods when the HC was away and an acting HC was in his place. These could be determined with some work using the Palestine Gazette. At the moment it gives the first and last date for each non-acting HC, which I guess is ok. Zero talk 12:28, 18 March 2020 (UTC)
To editor Onceinawhile: To editor Selfstudier: I'll check again carefully before adding anything, but I think that for all HC's except Samuel their official appointment was High Commissioner and Commander-in-Chief. The Gazette has the texts of their appointments. In the case of Samuel, the text of his appointment does not appear in the Gazette and I think the role of Commander-in-Chief is not mentioned there until after the 1922 Order in Council. So the question is whether Samuel was Commander-in-Chief before then. Just now I found an interesting communique he wrote several days after his arrival in Palestine:
Do we know any good secondary sources on this issue? Zero talk 11:35, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
... was also the commander-in-chief, with the power of veto over decisions taken by the GOC. The latter assumed effective command only during the handful of short-lived periods of martial law.
"His Majesty the King in Council enacted, on August 10th, 1922, the Palestine Order in Council, which defined the powers of the High Commissioner, prescribed the formation of an Executive Council and of a Legislative Council, and regulated the constitution and powers of the Palestine Judiciary, with special provisions for religious and for tribal Courts. The constitution and method of election of the Legislative Council were further defined in the Palestine Legislative Council Election Order, which was enacted at the same time. Both were promulgated in Palestine on the 1st of September, 1922. The formal Commission of His Majesty, appointing as High Commissioner and Commander in Chief for Palestine the Right Honourable Sir Herbert Samuel, G.B.E., who had been acting in that capacity since July 1st, 1920, was issued on August 14th. The oaths of office were administered at Jerusalem on September 11th by the Chief Justice." Selfstudier ( talk) 18:46, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
Thanks O&S. Incidentally in internal correspondence for 1920–1922 I see Allenby called the "Commander-in-Chief in Egypt" whereas earlier he was the "Commander-in-Chief of the Egypt Expeditionary Force" or "Commander-in-Chief of OETA(S)". Zero talk 06:31, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
The result of the move request was: Speedily Moved. Per WP:SNOW and the countless prior discussions of highly similar natures. I don't see any reason to let this move stay open longer than necessary.( non-admin closure) estar8806 ( talk) ★ 01:30, 22 August 2023 (UTC)
– Per MOS:CAPS and MOS:JOBTITLES, also works to standardize all high commissioner page titles. Woko Sapien ( talk) 19:02, 21 August 2023 (UTC)