- se ated ▁administration ▁was ▁Ah med ▁Hil mi ▁P asha ▁and ▁the ▁President ▁was ▁H aj j ▁A min ▁al - H us se ini , ▁former ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Arab ▁High er ▁Committee . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁just ▁three ▁months ▁after ▁the ▁declaration , ▁the ▁All - Pal est ine ▁Government ▁was ▁re located ▁to ▁C airo ▁and ▁was ▁never ▁allowed ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁Gaz a , ▁making ▁it ▁a ▁government ▁in ▁ex ile . ▁With ▁further ▁resolution ▁of ▁the ▁Arab ▁League ▁to ▁put ▁the ▁Gaz a ▁St rip ▁under ▁the ▁official ▁prote ctor ate ▁of ▁Egypt ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁the ▁All - Pal est ine ▁Government ▁was ▁gradually ▁stri pped ▁of ▁authority . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁the ▁government ▁was ▁nomin ally ▁dissol ved , ▁though ▁the ▁Palest in ian ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Hil mi ▁continued ▁to ▁attend ▁Arab ▁League ▁meet ings ▁on ▁its ▁beh alf . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁the ▁prote ctor ate ▁was ▁de ▁j ure ▁merged ▁into ▁the ▁United ▁Arab ▁Republic , ▁while ▁de ▁fact o ▁turning ▁Gaz a ▁into ▁military ▁occupation ▁area ▁of ▁Egypt . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁differences ▁of ▁opinion ▁as ▁to ▁whether ▁the ▁All - Pal est ine ▁Prote ctor ate ▁was ▁a ▁mere ▁pu ppet ▁or ▁fa ç ade ▁of ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁occupation , ▁with ▁neg lig ible ▁independent ▁fund ing ▁or ▁influence , ▁or ▁whether ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁genu ine ▁attempt ▁to ▁establish ▁an ▁independent ▁Palest