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Papers of Sir Mark Sykes formerly on display at Sledmere House, 1915-1917

Collection: The Collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the Partition of the Middle East, 1879–1919    Volumes    Papers of Sir Mark Sykes formerly on display at Sledmere House, 1915-1917
A miscellany of key documents shedding light on the historical context of, and thinking behind, the Sykes-Picot Agreement, comprising letters, telegrams, minutes, notes, drafts of speeches and other papers relating to Arthur James Balfour, the Palestine Mandate and the role of the United States, prominent Zionists including Dr Chiam Weizmann, Syria, Turkey, etc.
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View document: Copy ts. letter, 14 October 1917.

Copy ts. letter, 14 October 1917

DDSY(2)/12/1: Copy ts. letter. Sykes to Lord Robert Cecil about the need for co-ordination; suggested formation of a sub-committee of the Committee of Imperial Defence; Mesopotamian Expedition starved of tackle...

Date:1917-1917
Contributor:Hull University Archives
Identifier:DDSY2-12-01
View document: Ms. notes, 16 December 1915.

Ms. notes, 16 December 1915

DDSY(2)/12/2: Ms. notes for Mark Sykes on the Arab situation. Possibly for meeting at DDSY(2)/12/3

Date:1915-1915
Contributor:Hull University Archives
Identifier:DDSY2-12-02
View document: Minutes of meeting, 16 December 1915.

Minutes of meeting, 16 December 1915

DDSY(2)/12/3: Minutes of meeting of War Committee of Cabinet, attended by Mark Sykes to give evidence on Arab question. Suggestions for an Anglo-French agreement [origins of Sykes-Picot Agreement?]

Date:1915-1915
Contributor:Hull University Archives
Identifier:DDSY2-12-03
View document: Draft letter, ca. July 1916.

Draft letter, ca. July 1916

DDSY(2)/12/4: Draft letter. Mark Sykes to Austen Chamberlain pressing strongly for British administration to be removed from Government of India and placed under a new department of the War Committee.

Date:1916-1916
Contributor:Hull University Archives
Identifier:DDSY2-12-04
View document: Copies of letters and telegrams, 12 January to 26 March 1917.

Copies of letters and telegrams, 12 January to 26 March 1917

DDSY(2)/12/5: File. Copies of letters and telegrams from Mark Sykes to Director of Military Operations; Sir Reginald Wingate (2); GOC, Egypt; GF Clayton; Gen. Lyndon Bell; F. George-Picot. About the...

Date:1917-1917
Contributor:Hull University Archives
Identifier:DDSY2-12-05
View document: File of papers, May 1916 to 3 April 1917.

File of papers, May 1916 to 3 April 1917

DDSY(2)/12/6: File. "Papers brought out from England" [by Mark Sykes as head of British Political Mission with Egyptian Expeditionary Force]. Including: (a) Copies of official correspondence between English, French and...

Date:1916-1917
Contributor:Hull University Archives
Identifier:DDSY2-12-06
View document: Copies of private letters, 6 April - 23 May 1917.

Copies of private letters, 6 April - 23 May 1917

DDSY(2)/12/7: File of ts. copies of private letters of Sykes to A.J. Balfour (2); Sir Maurice Hankey (2); Gertrude Bell; Cox; Ronald Graham (6 & 2 mss.); Nahum Sokolow (1...

Date:1917-1917
Contributor:Hull University Archives
Identifier:DDSY2-12-07
View document: Report, 10 June 1917.

Report, 10 June 1917

DDSY(2)/12/8: Report by W. Ormesby-Gore (to Lord Robert Cecil) on a visit to him by Mr Malcolm (of the Armenian Committee) and Dr Chiam Weizmann, both excited and angry, and...

Date:1917-1917
Contributor:Hull University Archives
Identifier:DDSY2-12-08
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