 The League of Nations legitimised the British administration and custodianship by granting a mandate to Britain in 1922, which Turkey, the Ottoman successor, finally ratified by the Treaty of Lausanne, signed on 24 July 1923 and becoming effective on 5 August 1925.Thus the public custodianship ended in the same year and the prior holders achieved the fully protected legal position as proprietors.The Mandate government and the Public Custodian of Enemy Property paid them 50% restitution for war losses of livestock and other property.