▁a ▁government ▁in ▁ex ile . ▁ ▁Dec line ▁and ▁dissol ution ▁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 . ▁ ▁Leg al ▁status ▁Ernest ▁A . ▁G ross , ▁a ▁senior ▁U . S . ▁State ▁Department ▁legal ▁advis er , ▁author ed ▁a ▁memor and um ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁government ▁titled ▁Rec ogn ition ▁of ▁New ▁States ▁and ▁Govern ments ▁in ▁Palest ine , ▁dated ▁ 1 1 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁He ▁expressed ▁the ▁view ▁that ▁" The ▁Arab ▁and ▁Jewish ▁communities ▁will ▁be ▁leg ally ▁entitled ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁( the ▁date ▁of ▁exp iry ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Mand ate ) ▁to ▁proc laim ▁states ▁and ▁organ ize ▁govern ments ▁in ▁the ▁areas ▁of ▁Palest ine ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁respective ▁communities ." ▁G ross ▁also ▁said ▁" the ▁law ▁of