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Remboursement du montant avancé par l'Etat à la compagnie Damas-Hamah
March 13, 1922
Reimbursement of the amount advanced by the State to the Damascus-Hamah company -
Réseau de Syrie-Cilicie exercice 1921; Régie Générale de Chemins de Fer & Travaux Publics, Paris, le 14 septembre, 1921.
September 14, 1921
General Management of Railways and Public Works
Expenditure Statement from the Syria-Cilicia Network -
Carte du réseau ferroviaire: Damas-Hamah, Hedjaz et Bagdad
Railway Network Map: Damascus-Hamah, Hedjaz and Baghdad -
Transfert à Beyrouth de M. Gay, ingénieur de traction des chemins de fer Damas-Hamah
January 3, 1919
Transfer to Beirut of Mr. Gay, Traction Engineer of the Damascus-Hamah railways and extensions -
Société Ottomane du Chemin de Fer de Damas-Hamah et prolongements: Documents Officiels
Original text and translation of an Ottoman Firman: Convention and Specifications for the Beirut-Damascus line -
رسالة من شيخ الطريقة الشاذلية محمود ابو الشامات إلى رئيس الوزارة الافرنسية، 1 شباط 1921
February 26, 1921.
The high commissioner of the French Republic in Syria and Lebanon
His Excellency, the President of the Council, Minister for Foreign Affairs
(Directorate of Political and Trade Affairs) Asia Oceania
A letter “From Sheikh Mahmoud Mehieddin Abu Chamat, Head of the Chadelia Brotherhood in Damascus to the President of the Council at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.” included in a letter from Robert de Caix
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Ministère des Affaires Étrangères, Télégramme, à Bogota. Indépendance du Liban, Paris, le 25 Novembre, 1920.
November 25, 1920.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs in Bogota
“I would be obliged to report that you must confirm to the Lebanese in the country of your residence, that the independence of Greater Lebanon under the French mandate was proclaimed on September 1. The Bekaa, Tyr, and Saida, Beirut, and Tripoli have been attached. The flag adopted by the population is the tricolor flag carrying a cedar in the white band.” -
Ministère des Affaires Étrangères, Télégramme, à [sic, au] Haut-Commissaire Beyrouth, Paris, le 28 octobre, 1920.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
October 28, 1920.
“Father Douairi, Secretary of the Maronite Patriarch, asks for a recommendation from our representatives in America to facilitate a mission authorized by the Patriarch. It would be to increase the interest of the Lebanese in their country of origin and stop the emigration. -
Affaires étrangères, Ampliation, Télégramme au Départ, Ambassadeur Français [à] Washigton, Paris, le 25 octobre, 1920.
French Ambassador to Washington
“The form of the French Mandate on Syria and Lebanon and the mutual relations of these two countries are not yet completed. It is, therefore, impossible to make special postal arrangements for Lebanon now.”
Signed: Berthelot
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République Francaise, Ministère des Affaires Étrangères, Direction des Affaires Politiques et Commerciales, Proclamation du Grand Liban, le Caire le 21 Septembre, 1920.
Cairo, September 21, 1920.
Directorate of the Commercial and Political Affairs
Mr. Gaillard, Chargé of the Affairs of France in Egypt,
to Mr. Millerand, Chairman of the Board, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Proclamation of Greater Lebanon
The declaration of the independence of Greater Lebanon has produced a remarkable impact on the Christian community, which constitutes the majority of the Syrian colony of Egypt. [...] the Syrian circle of Alexandria, whose position had been unfavorable towards us, insisted on giving a big celebration to rejoice this proclamation.