The law gave effect to Article 7 of the
Mandate for Palestine, which stated: It also gave effect to the
Treaty of Lausanne, which came into force on 6 August 1924, and stated that the
Ottoman nationals who were "habitually residents" of what became Palestine "will become ipso facto" nationals of that territory. The order granted Palestinian citizenship to "Turkish subjects habitually resident in the territory of Palestine upon the 1st day of August, 1925". Transjordan was specifically excluded. Under some circumstances citizenship was also conferred on some persons habitually resident abroad, as well as the children or wife of a Palestinian man. The order contained no test based on race or religion, except that people in the non-majority race could opt out of Palestinian citizenship if they were accepted by another state in which their race was a majority. Ottoman citizenship arose from the
Ottoman Nationality Law of 1869, which created a common Ottoman citizenship irrespective of religious or ethnic affiliation. Under the order, Palestinian citizenship could be acquired by: • natural change from Ottoman to Palestinian citizenship (part I of the order) • birth to a father who was a Palestine citizen himself, or birth within Palestine without acquiring the nationality of any other state (part II of the order) • naturalization following a period of residence in Palestine (part III of the order) Palestinian citizens had the right of abode in Palestine, but were not
British subjects, and were instead considered
British protected persons. ==Excerpts==