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.
Prince Faisal, son of Hussein ibn Ali, was recruited by T. E. Lawrence to lead what became known as the Great Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Turks during World War I. The British had promised Faisal that he would be king of the Arabs in Damascus...
Prince Faisal, son of Hussein ibn Ali, had been recruited by T. E. Lawrence to lead what became known as the Great Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Turks during World War I. The British had promised Faisal that he would be king of the Arabs in...
Prince Faisal, son of Hussein ibn Ali, was recruited by T. E. Lawrence to lead what became known as the Great Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Turks during World War I. The British had promised Faisal that he would be king of the Arabs in Damascus...
Lybyer, Albert Howe, 1876-1949 -- Correspondence ; Brodie, Donald Melrose, 1890-1974 ; Westermann, William Linn, 1873-1954 ; Yale, William, 1887-1975
Letter from Albert H. Lybyer to Donald Brodie, inferring that Professor W. L. Westermann is behind rumors that William Yale submitted a minority report.
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.
Westermann, William Linn, 1873-1954 ; Lybyer, Albert Howe, 1876-1949 -- Correspondence ; Inter-allied Commission on Mandates in Turkey. American Section -- Records and correspondence
In this letter to Professor Westermann, Lybyer comments that he has faced inquiries about Yale's report, and states that he is enclosing his response letters.
Westermann, William Linn, 1873-1954 ; Lybyer, Albert Howe, 1876-1949 -- Correspondence ; Inter-allied Commission on Mandates in Turkey. American Section -- Records and correspondence
In this letter to Professor W. L. Westermann, Lybyer acknowledges that it is possible to differ over the wisdom of recommendations, but conveys King's belief that there is no conceivable way for Yale's report to be considered a minority report.
Westermann, William Linn, 1873-1954 ; Lybyer, Albert Howe, 1876-1949 -- Correspondence ; King, Henry Churchill, 1858-1934 -- Correspondence
In this letter to Henry Churchill King, Lybyer comments on the letters he has received from Coolidge and Professor W. L. Westermann, noting Westermann's lack of diplomatic tact.
In this letter from William Yale to Professor W. L. Westermann, Yale states that his opinions from Paris have been reaffirmed, such as the necessity of separating Lebanon from Syria, and supporting a Jewish state in Palestine.
Westermann, William Linn, 1873-1954 ; Lybyer, Albert Howe, 1876-1949 -- Correspondence ; Syria -- Politics and government
Highly critical letter from Lybyer to Westermann, disagreeing with Westermann's assessment of a minority report from Yale, and with his pessimism about Syria's political unity.
Prince Faisal, son of Hussein ibn Ali, had been recruited by T. E. Lawrence to lead what became known as the Great Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Turks during World War I. The British had promised Faisal that he would be king of the Arabs in...
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...
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.
