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 -- Reporters and reporting ; Lybyer, Albert Howe, 1876-1949 ; Syria -- Politics and government ; Syria -- Autonomy and independence movements
Outline of a report by Albert Lybyer, summarizing his recommendations about Syria, including territorial unity, autonomy of local government, and the development of nationalistic education.
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...
Syria -- History -- French occupation, 1918-1946; Crane, Charles Richard, 1858-1939
Document describing the French situation in Syria in 1922 following Charles Crane's unofficial visit, particularly emerging concerns among 'friends of the French' about the hostility of the Syrian population.
Inter-allied Commission on Mandates in Turkey. American Section -- History -- Sources; Inter-allied Commission on Mandates in Turkey. American Section -- Records and correspondence; King, Henry Churchill, 1858-1934; Crane, Charles Richard,...
This memo, likely written by Henry Churchill King and Charles Crane, lists a number of questions that required clarification from President Wilson, including the position of the Commission, the President's personal desires, limitations of time and...
Inter-allied Commission on Mandates in Turkey. American Section -- Travel ; Lybyer, Albert Howe, 1876-1949 -- Correspondence ; King, Henry Churchill, 1858-1934 -- Correspondence
Memorandum from Commission adviser Albert Lybyer to Henry Churchill King, outlining considerations for the creation of an itinerary in Syria, including climate. The itinerary is more ambitious than the Commission's actual travels, including...
World War, 1914-1918 -- Territorial questions -- Middle East -- Sources; Lebanon -- Autonomy and independence movements
This petition, signed by 263 persons including certification by the village mukhtar (headman), from the town of Shuyeh in Kaza of al-Matu in Mt. Lebanon, calls for administrative autonomy of Lebanon within a united greater Syria.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Territorial questions -- Middle East -- Sources
This map of Turkey and the Levant shows the zones of British, French, and Arab military occupation in March 1919, including the positions of each nation's forces.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Territorial questions -- Armenia -- Sources; Paris Peace Conference (1919-1920) -- Armenia; Armenian question -- Sources
In this memorandum, Awetis Aharonian and Boghos Nubar, leaders of the Armenian delegation to the Paris Peace Conference, detail the aspirations and claims of the Armenian nation.
