Pursuant to what they had agreed upon in the Sykes-Picot Agreement, France and Britain divided between themselves the most desirable Arab lands—the Fertile Crescent.
The Arabs of the region were not consulted and did not consent to the arrangement, although the British did make one of King Hussein’s sons the King of Iraq and the other the Emir of Transjordan, while adopting a low profile in the governance of those two nations.
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Members of Arabian commission to peace conference with advisers. Front: B. R. II. Prince Feisel, third son of H. M. Inng Huessein, shereff and emir of Mecca, commander in chief of Arab northern army. Left to right, second row: Mohammed Rustum Bey Hnidar of Baalbek. Secretary to H. R. H. Prince Feisel; Brig. ·Gen. Nuri. Pasha Said, chief of staff, northern army (Arab) ; Capt. Pisani, French Moroccan Army, attached Arab Army; Col. Lawrence. British, Arab Army ; Capt. Harhan Bey Kndr~ of Damascus, airl-rte· camp to ti. R. H. Prince Feisel,. Back row : Salem, Soudanese freedman of H. R. B. Prince Feisel. Location: Hotel Crillon. Paris, Seine, France. Date: January 22, 1919. NARA Ref#: 111-SC- 52371.
The above is the Official Caption to the posted caption…. I’ve collected a number of Army Signal Corps Photos of WW1 – with captions from the National Archives.. Please use any of these that you might find beneficial – PPS: I also have a larger collection of WW2 images…
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