⬆️ @homohortus

#Hussein wanted #British as much as they wanted him, and he too was willing to POSTPONE settling the #BorderIssue.

Both parties were in a hurry as #WWI was raging and #Hussein and his sons were directly under threat from #Turkey.

Britain NEVER offered #Palestine to #Arabs — before, during, or after #McMahonHusseinCorrespondence.

They did offer it to Turkey.

Repeatedly.

But Turkey refused to exit WWI. After Turkey lost, Palestine went into an International Condominium

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Dec 17, 1915: #McMahon nevertheless received "Green Light" to deal with #Hussein pursuant to the #ForwardPolicy after #Kitchener and #Grey prevail over #Hardinge and Austin #Chamberlain (SoS for #India).

Hussein wanted #British as much as they wanted him, and he too was willing to POSTPONE settling the #BorderIssue.

The deferred question of #Syrian, #Lebanese, & #Palestinian borders, and British role in #Mesopotamia (#Iraq) remained a stumbling block.

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