Petitions -- Middle East -- History ; Zionism ; Syria -- Autonomy and independence movements
Petition in Arabic, with a brief explanation of requests, including opposition to Zionism and support for the integrity of Syria, and numerous signatures.
Inter-allied Commission on Mandates in Turkey. American Section -- Records and correspondence ; Zionism ; Jewish-Arab relations
Report by George Montgomery, in which he asks a number of rhetorical questions concerning Zionism, and states that Arab opposition is logical, due to changes in land ownership.
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.
Lybyer, Albert Howe, 1876-1949 -- Correspondence ; Crane, Charles Richard, 1858-1939 -- Correspondence ; King, Henry Churchill, 1858-1934 -- Correspondence ; Syria -- Politics and government ; Eastern question (Balkan) ; Zionism
Memorandum from Albert H. Lybyer to Charles Crane and Henry Churchill King, arguing that the situation in Syria is the highest priority, rather than the Balkan problems or Zionism.
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...
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.
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.
Petitions -- Syria -- History -- 20th century ; Syria -- Autonomy and independence movements ; Inter-allied Commission on Mandates in Turkey. American Section -- Records and correspondence ; Syria -- Foreign relations ; France -- Foreign relations...
Copy of a petition distributed in Damascus, calling for the complete independence of Syria, refusing a mandate, and protesting French claims and Zionist immigration.
Letter from Woodrow Wilson to Felix Frankfurter, stating that he has found no one who opposes the Balfour Declaration, and that he is surprised that his words were discouraging.
Petitions -- Lebanon -- Tripoli -- History ; Syria -- Autonomy and independence movements ; Inter-allied Commission on Mandates in Turkey. American Section -- Records and correspondence ; Zionism
Petition in Arabic from the Kalmun in Tripoli, calling for an independent Syria, rejecting French claims, and stating opposition to Zionist immigration.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Territorial questions -- Middle East -- Sources
Text of a telegram sent from the Commission to an unknown recipient which states that the Greek invasion of Smyrna has produced skepticism about self-determination, and that few American or British officials believe the Zionist project to be...
Petitions -- Middle East -- History ; Palestine -- Religion ; Zionism ; Inter-allied Commission on Mandates in Turkey. American Section -- Records and correspondence ; Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 1910-1936
Petition submitted to the King-Crane Commission by the Zionist Commission in Palestine, requesting that Palestine be reconstituted as a National Home for the Jewish people, under a British mandate.
