Issues
40 issues found.
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King-Crane Commission Report (1919)
A report prepared by a commission led by two Americans, Henry King and Charles Crane, that was completed on 28 August 1919 and published in 1922. -
Paris Peace Conference (1919)
Britain France Milestones Ottoman Empire Sykes-Picot Agreement Transjordan United States World War IAn international conference held in Paris during 1919, following the conclusion of World War I. -
Establishment of Occupied Enemy Territory Administration South (OETA-S) (1918)
An order dated 27 October 1918 by which part of the territory occupied by the British during World War I, roughly equivalent to today’s Israel and the Palestinian Territories, was officially placed under military government. -
Balfour Declaration (1917)
A letter authored by the British Foreign Minister, Lord Arthur James Balfour, on 2 November 1917, and subsequently endorsed by the British cabinet. -
Sykes-Picot (Asia Minor) Agreement (1916)
Boundary Agreements: Jordan Boundary Agreements: Lebanon Boundary Agreements: Syria Britain France Sykes-Picot Agreement World War IA secret agreement concluded on 16 May 1916 between Britain and France, dividing the Middle East into spheres of influence ahead of a possible victory against the Ottoman Empire in World War I. -
McMahon-Hussein Letters (1915-6)
An exchange of letters between Henry McMahon, British High Commissioner in Egypt, and Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca and later King of Hejaz, that took place in late 1915 and early 1916. -
Damascus Protocol (1915)
A document given by the leaders of two Arab secret societies, Al-Fatat and Al-Ahd, to Hashemite prince Faisal, son of Hussein, Sharif of Mecca, on 23 May 1915. -
Egyptian-Ottoman Boundary Agreement (1906)
An agreement signed between the Ottoman Empire and British-controlled Egypt in Rafah on 1 October 1906, establishing the border between the Egyptian Sinai and the Ottoman provinces of Hejaz and Jerusalem. -
Treaty of Berlin (1878)
A treaty signed between several European powers in Berlin, Germany, on 13 July 1878. -
Treaty of Paris (1856)
A treaty signed in Paris on 30 March 1856, ending the Crimean War, a three-year conflict in which Russia faced the Ottoman Empire, France, Britain and the Kingdom of Sardinia, which had started following disputes over the rights of Christian minorities in Palestine.