jan 3, 1916 - Sykes-Picot Agreement 1916
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Secret treaty between UK and France (with approval from Russia and Italy), dividing the northern Middle East (incl. Palestine) into areas of British and French control/influence. In anticipation of the Ottoman Empire's collapse.
Ratified 9-16 May 1916, exposed by Bolshevik government on 23 Nov 1917
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