Crane, Charles Richard, 1858-1939 -- Correspondence ; Brodie, Donald Melrose, 1890-1974 ; Inter-allied Commission on Mandates in Turkey. American Section -- Personnel records ; Bliss, Tasker Howard, 1853-1930 ; Allenby, Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby,...
Letter from Charles R. Crane to Donald Brodie, describing the origins of the King-Crane Commission, particularly the role of Howard Bliss and General Allenby in pushing for its creation.
King, Henry Churchill, 1858-1934 ; Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 ; Inter-allied Commission on Mandates in Turkey. American Section ; Crane, Charles Richard, 1858-1939
Letter from Henry Churchill King, Commissioner, to President Woodrow Wilson, making clear his desire to have the President receive the Commission report as soon as possible and also noting that King and Crane do not feel free to speak with the...
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) ; Palestine -- Foreign relations ; Britain -- Government relations -- Middle East
Article by Junius B. Wood in the Washington Sunday Star, stating that American recognition of the British mandate in Palestine has taught Arab leaders about the fickle nature of Western diplomacy.
Lammens, Henri, 1862-1937 -- Correspondence ; Inter-allied Commission on Mandates in Turkey. American Section ; Syria -- Foreign relations
Translated extracts from a text by H. Lammens, describing the Commission's work in Syria, and the difficulty of hearing public opinion in a country that historically did not permit such expressions.
Syria -- Autonomy and independence movements ;
Syria -- Foreign relations ; France -- Foreign relations -- 1914-1940
Letter from Michel Lotfallah, President of the Central Committee of Syrian Union in Cairo, to French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau, asking for Syrian unity to be maintained, within a decentralized system that guarantees rights to minorities.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Territorial questions -- Syria
This is the second portion of an article published by Robert de Caix, a French foreign ministry official, in The New Europe, a weekly journal, which continues to defend the French position in Syria.
Inter-allied Commission on Mandates in Turkey. American Section -- History -- Sources; Paris Peace Conference (1919-1920) -- Reporters and reporting; World War, 1914-1918 -- Territorial questions -- Turkey; World War, 1914-1918 -- Territorial...
Report of the King-Crane Commission, published by the Editor & Publisher. An extended editorial explains the significance of the report, as well as the reason for its delayed publication.
Crane, Charles Richard, 1858-1939 ; Barrows, Mary Prentice Lillie, 1906-
Excerpt from an introduction to the memoirs of Charles R. Crane, written by his niece, Mary Prentice Lillie Barrows, discussing Crane's background, affinity for Muslim cultures, and allegations of anti-Semitism.
Inter-allied Commission on Mandates in Turkey. American Section -- Records and correspondence
This document, possibly written by Commission secretary Donald Brodie, or by General Technical Adviser Albert H. Lybyer, outlines methodological issues with the Commission's use of petitions, as well as the primary conclusions and requests found in...
Inter-allied Commission on Mandates in Turkey. American Section ; Syria -- Foreign relations
Letter from Ibtihaje Kaddourah, representative of the Societies of Muslim Women in Beirut, to the King-Crane Commission, requesting an American mandate over a united Syria.
Zionism ; Palestine -- Foreign relations ; Middle East -- Foreign relations -- History -- Sources
Open letter from a Zionist in Paris, A. Oberlin, defending the Zionist project in Palestine and stating that the Arabs have no option but to be neighbors to the Jews.
Shahbandar, 'Abd al-Raḥmān, 1882-1940 ; Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 -- Correspondence ; Syria -- Politics and government
Handwritten letter from A. Shahbandar, former minister of foreign affairs in the Syrian national government, to Woodrow Wilson, in order to remind Wilson of Syria and the ruthless measures in place to repress requests for independence.
Lybyer, Albert Howe, 1876-1949 -- Correspondence ; King, Henry Churchill, 1858-1934 ; Inter-allied Commission on Mandates in Turkey. American Section -- Reporters and reporting ; Yale, William, 1887-1975 ; Montgomery, George Redington, 1870-1945
Letter from Albert H. Lybyer to Edwin F. Gay, editor of the New York Evening Post, stating that Henry Churchill King does not feel compelled to defend the King-Crane report, stating his own willingness to provide a copy of both William Yale and...
Crane, Charles Richard, 1858-1939 -- Correspondence ; Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 -- Correspondence ; Greece -- Politics and government -- 1913-1919 ; Greeks -- Turkey
Telegram from Charles Crane, Commissioner, to President Woodrow Wilson, cautioning Wilson about the dangers of Greece's expansionist policy, which Crane states will threaten a peaceful settlement in the Balkans and Asia Minor.
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) ; Crane, Charles Richard, 1858-1939 ; France -- Politics and government -- 1914-1940 ; Syria -- History -- French occupation, 1918-1946
Newspaper clipping from an unknown newspaper, which quotes Charles Crane's perspective on French allegations that he incited riots in Syria.
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) ; Crane, Charles Richard, 1858-1939 ; Inter-allied Commission on Mandates in Turkey. American Section ; Syria -- Foreign relations
Newspaper clipping from The Times (London) of an interview with Charles Crane concerning his work on the King-Crane Commission, and sentiments in Syria three years later in 1922.
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) ; Allenby, Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, Viscount, 1861-1936 ; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1910-1936 ; France -- Politics and government -- 1914-1940
Newspaper clipping from an undetermined newspaper describing General Allenby's visit to Paris and meetings with Lloyd George, Georges Picot and other key French officials.
Inter-allied Commission on Mandates in Turkey. American Section -- Records and correspondence ; Syria -- Politics and government ; Turkey -- Politics and government -- 1918-
Fragments of a printed report on the King-Crane Commission, the desires of the Syrian population, and the political situation in the former Ottoman Empire.
