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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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Rough notes, 9 December 1917

DDSY(2)/12/11: Rough notes leading up to final notes for speech by Sykes at Jewish Demonstration in Manchester.

Date:1917-1917
Contributor:Hull University Archives
Identifier:DDSY2-12-11

Ms. and ts. note, 21-22 September 1917

DDSY(2)/12/10: Ms. and ts. note on Palestine and Zionism by Sykes [to Balfour?], with one copy returned with note of thanks from Dr Weizmann.

Date:1917-1917
Contributor:Hull University Archives
Identifier:DDSY2-12-10

Ms. draft and ts. copy, 29 July 1917

DDSY(2)/12/9: Ms. draft and ts. copy letter. Sykes to Lord Robert Cecil arguing against a separate peace with Turkey.

Date:1917-1917
Contributor:Hull University Archives
Identifier:DDSY2-12-09

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

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

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

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

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
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