Rare proclamation, issued by General Allenby, following the defeat and expulsion of the Turkish forces from Jerusalem on 9th December 1917 by the Egyptian Expeditionary Force: 'The defeat inflicted upon the Turks by the troops under my command has resulted in the occupation of your City by my forces. I therefore here and now proclaim it to be under Martial Law'.

Allenby also offers the inhabitants of Jerusalem reassurance of his good intentions towards them and promises that 'every sacred building, monument, holy spot, shrine, traditional site, endowment, pious bequest or customary place of prayer, of whatsoever form of the three religions, will be maintained and protected according to the existing customs and beliefs of those to whose faiths they are sacred.' It appears that only 300 copies of each broadsheet were printed (one bears the imprint: 'Govt. Press 4543-1917-300 ex.'), and only a few examples survive today.

2 broadsides, one with text in English, French, and Italian, the other with text in Hebrew, Arabic, Russian, and Greek; evenly toned, edges chipped with loss, some short tears and slight creasing.
Preserved in a blue cloth wrapover folder: 74.4 x 58.5 cm.