World War I Documentary
A recorded excerpt from a World War I History Channel documentary, Promises and Betrayals, which summarizes a secret agreement between England and France to split control over the Middle East in accordance to newly chosen borders. Recorded on a Zoom H4n.
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Sykes-Picot Agreement, Asia Minor Agreement, History, Middle East
Pouring over a map of the Levant, Sykes and Picot personally drew in the areas they wished to see under their control. Their secret deal amounted to the virtual carve-up of the Middle East. An area A for the French and area B for the British. Then there was the area colored blue which was to be directly controlled by France. This included what was then known as greater Syria, where the French traditionally had commercial and religious interests.