dec 15, 1914 - The McMahon-Hussein Correspondence
Description:
a series of letters exchanged during World War I (1915-1916) between Sir Henry McMahon, the British High Commissioner in Egypt, and Hussein bin Ali, the Sharif of Mecca. These letters outlined an agreement where Britain promised to recognize and support Arab independence in a large area of the Middle East after World War I, in exchange for the Sharif launching an Arab revolt against the Ottoman EmpireAdded to timeline:
Date:
dec 15, 1914
Now
~ 110 years ago