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    Independence of Lebanon
    Paris, September 13, 1920.

    The Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    I would be grateful if you could confirm to the resident Lebanese of your country that the independence of Greater Lebanon under the French mandate was declared on September 1. The Beka[a], the regions of Sour and Saïda, as well as the cities of Beirut and Tripoli have been added as well. The flag adopted by the people is the tricolored flag carrying a cedar in the white stripe.

    Signed: Millerand?
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    Buenos Aires
    September 11, 1920

    The Emir Arslan introduced himself to the legation this morning, along with seven delegates from the Lebanese Alliance. He asked me, on behalf of the Lebanese residents in the Argentinian Republic, to telegraph Your Eminence to obtain official confirmation of the proclamation of the independence of Greater Lebanon, which took place on September 1 in Beirut. He also asked if the flag raised on this occasion could be adopted now as the Lebanese flag.
    The delegates wish to convey (to the French Government) on this occasion, " a testimony of their eternal gratitude to France."

    Signed: Clausse
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    September 6, 1920

    Letter from Millerand to Jusserand, French Ambassador in the United States.

    “I rejoiced with you from my heart at Independence of Greater Lebanon free now and forever…”
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    Washington, October 23, 1920.

    “Mr. Moukarzel, President of the Lebanese in America, informed us that the American government did not yet receive official notification about Mount Lebanon now being a state independent from Syria and placed under the French mandate.
    While the postal authorities accept only letters and parcels bearing the expression “Mount Lebanon-Syria," he asks for the intervention of the Embassy to let the federal post approve “Mount Lebanon" as an address.
    May I proceed with this request?

    Signed: Bearn.
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    Note on the Emir Faisal and the Eastern Situation [1920]
    Text of a telegram from Greater Lebanon’s committee to the Syrian Central Committee 1920

    "By an unspeakable act of violence, the Emir Faisal [...] has become the king of Syria, refusing any help or collaboration from France. Faced with the threat of a brutal regime, with its inevitable result of bloody unrest, the people of Beirut and all of Greater Lebanon expressively protested and refused to recognize the King of Syria. […]
    Greater Lebanon maintains its full claims. It intends to remain independent, rejects this suzerainty, resists by arms, and appeals to France to defend its rights, which are now associated with its own, based on the secular pact and the sworn-on arrangement.”
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    Office of the High Commissioner and Levant Army
    Information Service Secret
    Periodic Intelligence Bulletin No. 37
    November 5- 20, 1921.
    Not signed

    Greater Lebanon

    “While enjoying the favorable prospects of the recent agreement in Lebanon as well as in Syria, Christians and Muslims give free rein to their spirit of intrigue. It is mainly about the future of the Lebanese status, whose modalities are [...] discussed by the press of all parties. The elections and powers of the Consultative Assembly, where the personal interest of those who aspire to play a political role is perceived, are objects of continual criticism.”
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    The French Republic. Ministry of War
    Periodical intelligence Bulletin No 34
    September 21- October 5, 1921.


    The state of Damascus and Greater Lebanon

    “The most favorable climate, for commercial operations and the resumption of the economic life, prevails throughout the state of Damascus and Greater Lebanon.
    On October 1, the Homs-Tripoli railway, which is of considerable economic importance, was inaugurated. It settles indirect relations to the coastal zone, the interior Greater-Lebanon, and the State of Damascus [...]
    Economic interests will hopefully lead to political and religious rivalries and will definitively link Tripoli to the cause of Greater Lebanon.”

    Signed: Head of the Eastern Section of the 3rd Bureau. VINCENT
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    Office of the High Commissioner and Levant Army
    Information Service Secret
    Periodic Intelligence Bulletin No. 33
    September 5- 20, 1921.
    Not signed

    “Nothing particular to mention since the beginning of the month. The [...], the projects, the [...] between and within the parties are still intense. The opposition between Christians and Muslims, on the contrary, appears to be less [...] while the power [...] continue to reorganize the control of the Administration.”
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    Response to the census letter December 23, 1920

    "Draft regulator census prepared by Greater Lebanon, subject to review by the Legislative and Judicial Council."

    December 28, 1920
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    December 23, 1920.

    From the General Gouraud,

    “Please send me a telegraph or let me know where the question of the census stands, especially in Lebanon.”
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