March 12^th, 1921 The Shame of Winston Churchill The Palestine Mandate is Reduced by 75% “The outstanding question to be discussed (at the Cairo Conference) was the policy to be adopted with regard to Trans-Jordania, and its effect upon the strength of the Imperial garrison in Palestine. The Conference recommended that Trans-Jordania should be constituted an Arab providence of Palestine under an Arab governor, responsible to the High Commissionor.  On this assumption they recommended the immediate military occupation of Trans-Jordania, without which they understood that it would be impossible to secure a settled government there or to stop anti-French action initiated in the British zone.” Source: Report on Middle East Conference Held in Cairo and Jerusalem March 12^th to 30 1921 CAB-24-122-0-006