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.
Petitions -- Middle East -- History ; Lebanon -- Autonomy and independence movements ; Inter-allied Commission on Mandates in Turkey. American Section -- Records and correspondence ; France -- Foreign relations -- 1914-1940
Petition in Arabic and French from the National Circle of the District of Jebeil, requesting the independence of Lebanon under a French mandate.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Territorial questions -- Syria
Article authored by Robert de Caix, an influential French foreign ministry official, in The New Europe (weekly journal, Volume XII, No. 150), defends French claims in Syria, accusing the British of promoting Arab nationalism to an unnecessary and...
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) ; Syria -- History -- French occupation, 1918-1946 ; Crane, Charles Richard, 1858-1939
Newspaper clipping on an article published in the Washington Star, quoting Arabic newspapers as citing that a French military court in Syria sentenced Charles Crane to 20 years in prison for his role in inciting upheaval.
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) ; Syria -- Boundaries -- History -- Sources ; France -- Politics and government -- 1914-1940 ; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1910-1936
Newspaper clipping in French from an unknown newspaper, discussing French and British views on the partition of Syria. Also discusses a pending agreement between the British and French governments.
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.
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.
Crane, Charles Richard, 1858-1939 ; Inter-allied Commission on Mandates in Turkey. American Section -- Travel ; Syria -- Foreign relations
Document by an unknown author, possibly Donald Brodie, summarizing Commissioner Charles Crane's visit to Syria in early April 1922, and articulating the extent of anti-French sentiment that Crane encountered.
Petitions -- Middle East -- History ; Inter-allied Commission on Mandates in Turkey. American Section -- Records and correspondence ; France -- Foreign relations -- 1914-1940 ; Syria -- Foreign relations
Petition in French from inhabitants of Jebeil, rejecting unity with Syria, and requesting assistance of the French.
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 -- 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...
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.
Petitions -- Syria -- History -- 20th century ; Syria -- Autonomy and independence movements ; Syria -- Foreign relations ; Palestine -- Foreign relations
Petition, with both Arabic and French copies, from the Al-Ahi party in Syria, requesting the unity of Syria, and voicing opposition against Zionist immigration to Palestine.
