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...
King, Henry Churchill, 1858-1934; Lybyer, Albert Howe, 1876-1949; Montgomery, George Redington, 1870-1945; Yale, William, 1887-1975
This undated document has brief biographies of key members of the King-Crane Commission: Henry Churchill King and Charles Crane, Commissioners; Albert H. Lybyer, George R. Montgomery, and William Yale, Experts.
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.
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 -- Syria -- History -- 20th century ; Syria -- Politics and government ; Syria -- Religious life and customs ; Inter-allied Commission on Mandates in Turkey. American Section -- Records and correspondence ; Damascus (Syria)
Petition from an unknown group in Damascus, which indicates that its members met the Commission the previous day. It criticizes Muslims, Nussiriyeh, and Ismailians as being unable to read, and creating parties based solely on religious beliefs.
Inter-allied Commission on Mandates in Turkey. American Section -- History -- Sources
Fenton Dowling of the Editor & Publisher sends a telegram to Henry Churchill King requesting suggestions on means of distributing extra copies of the King-Crane Commission report among religious and educational bodies around the world.
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.
Brodie, Donald Melrose, 1890-1974 ; Howard, Harry N. (Harry Nicholas), 1902-1987 ; Inter-allied Commission on Mandates in Turkey. American Section -- Personnel records ; Inter-allied Commission on Mandates in Turkey. American Section -- Reporters...
Letter from Donald Brodie to Professor Harry N. Howard, providing his recollection of how each of the primary members of the King-Crane Commission was selected for service, as well as discussing how the report was drafted, and discussing why...
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) ; Turkey -- Politics and government -- 1918- ; Britain -- Government relations -- Middle East
Newspaper clipping from an unidentified paper, extensively quoting an address on Turkish sovereignty that was delivered to Lloyd George, which warned him to not disregard sentiments that Muslims feel for Turkey.
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.
Inter-allied Commission on Mandates in Turkey. American Section -- Records and correspondence ; Inter-allied Commission on Mandates in Turkey. American Section -- Travel
Schedule of Commission appointments with delegations in Adana, which include the Vali, Ulema, and numerous religious groups.
Inter-allied Commission on Mandates in Turkey. American Section -- Records and correspondence ; Palestine -- Population -- Statistics ; Palestine -- Religion ; Syria -- Autonomy and independence movements ; Syria -- Religious life and customs
Notes from a meeting between Albert Lybyer and Donald Brodie, and a delegation from Ludd and Ramleh. The delegation requested that Palestine remain united with Syria, and asked whether President Wilson held to his Fourteen Points and the right of a...
Petitions -- Lebanon -- Tripoli -- History ; France -- Foreign relations -- 1914-1940 ; Inter-allied Commission on Mandates in Turkey. American Section -- Records and correspondence
Petition in Arabic from Ali Ashi Saadi, with accompanying translation, rejecting any mandatory power except the French.
Inter-allied Commission on Mandates in Turkey. American Section -- Records and correspondence ; Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) ; France -- Foreign relations -- 1914-1940 ; Syria -- Foreign relations ; Syria -- Religious life and customs
Letter to the editor from Donald Brodie, in which Brodie rejects claims of minority reports from within the Commission, and the idea that France is the spokesman for the Christians of Syria.
Inter-allied Commission on Mandates in Turkey. American Section -- Records and correspondence ; Palestine -- Foreign relations
This document is a handwritten transcript of a speech delivered by President Dikrat, welcoming the Commission and commending its commitment to justice and freedom. President Dikrat also commends his compatriots from all religious and ethnic...
Inter-allied Commission on Mandates in Turkey. American Section -- Records and correspondence ; Jaffa (Tel Aviv, Israel) ; Palestine -- Religion ; Jewish-Arab relations ; Syria -- Religious life and customs
This report, drafted by Albert Lybyer after interviews in Jaffa, concludes that the majority of the population opposes Jewish immigration and the separation of Palestine from Syria.
