Britain, France and the Arab Middle East, 1914-1920

Preface Contents Abbreviations I. Introduction: Britain and France in the Arab Middle East before the Outbreak of War in 1914 II. From the Outbreak of the War 1914 to the Partition of Asiatic Turkey 1916: End of the Policy of Conservation III. From the Agreement of 1916 to the Armistice of 1918: Questioning the Sykes-Picot Partition IV. The Situation in the Arab Middle East in November 1918 V. Preparation of British Peace Aims in December 1918 VI. Preliminaries to the Peace Conference VII. The Arab Question Embroils the Conference VIII. Deterioration in Anglo-French Relations regarding the Syrian Settlement IX. Provisional Agreement of September 1919 X. Failure of Faisal XI. Re-establishment of the Entente in the Arab Middle East XII. San Remo and After Appendices Appendix A. The Anglo-French Agreement of 1916 Appendix B. The Anglo-French Declaration of 7 November 1918 Appendix C. Aide-Mémoire in regard to the Occupation of Syria, Palestine, and Mesopotamia pending the Decisionin regard to Mandates Bibliography Index