The document was based on the principles contained in Article 22 of the draft Covenant of the League of Nations and the San Remo Resolution of 25 April 1920 by the principal Allied and associated powers after the First World War [REF].
Each of the principal Allied powers had a hand in drafting the proposed mandate[REF]-although some, including the United States, had not declared war on the Ottoman Empire and did not become members of the League of Nations.