secondhand Dodecanese Gazette used, Rhodes 1946, historical book

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The Dodecanese Newspaper published by the British Military Administration of the Dodecanese

The Newspaper of Dodecanese published by the British Military Administration of Dodecanese – Rhodes 1946 / Pages 278 (Decrees - Regulations per Island). Any shipping charges are at the buyer's expense. You will receive the item shown in the advertisement photos. Shipping with tracking.

Collective Work / Place of publication: Rhodes / Year of publication: 1946 / Publisher: British Military Administration /

The "Newspaper of Dodecanese published by the British Military Administration of Dodecanese" is a historical edition circulated in Rhodes in 1946, issued by the British Military Administration of Dodecanese after World War II, during the period of Allied occupation, and constitutes important archival material for the history of Dodecanese at that time.

The Dodecanese Gazette was published in a few copies and distributed to the local administrations of Rhodes, Karpathos, Kasos, Kos, and Kalymnos, as well as to the British military posts operating until 1947. Each issue bears the inscription Published by the British Military Administration, Dodecanese, on the authority of the Chief Civil Affairs Officer — meaning it was issued under the authority of the Senior Civil Affairs Officer, a position held at that time by Lieutenant Colonel P. B. E. Acland, known from his presence also on Karpathos in 1944.

The significance of this publication is twofold. On one hand, it is an administrative document of British sovereignty, which succeeded Italian rule and preceded Greek rule; on the other hand, it reflects the British effort to organize a Greek space with respect for local structures and with a view to a smooth transition to Greek administration. It is, in essence, a bridge document between occupation and freedom, between temporary administration and final union.

To date, few copies of the Dodecanese Gazette have survived. The present is an invaluable historical document, shedding light on the last page of a long period of foreign administration in the Dodecanese — just a few months before the great day of March 7, 1948, when the Greek flag was officially raised on all the islands.

The Dodecanese Gazette functioned as the official newspaper of the Administration, similar to today’s Government Gazette. It published decrees, proclamations, regulations, and administrative acts concerning the functioning of the state in Dodecanese during the two-year transitional period (1945–1947), until the process of Union with Greece was completed. It was written entirely in English and bore the royal emblem of the United Kingdom at the top, indicating that the Administration reported directly to the Middle East Command.

This particular issue bears the distinctive title Part I: Proclamations, Orders and Regulations and Part II: General Notices, meaning it contained two sections:
the first with proclamations, orders, and regulations, and the second with general notices to the island population. These included provisions for public safety, port operations, taxation, transactions, municipal administration, and even issues related to education and health. These decisions had full legal force and were regulated with military precision.

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