Sykes–Picot Agreement

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The Sykes–Picot Agreement was a secret 1916 accord between Britain and France, with Russian assent, that planned the post–World War I partition of the Ottoman Empire’s Middle Eastern territories into spheres of influence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War I–era diplomatic agreement
international agreement
secret treaty
appliesTo Arab provinces of the Ottoman Empire
Middle East
Ottoman Empire
countryAffected Iraq
Lebanon
Palestine
Syria
Transjordan
linked to: Jordan

Turkey
createdSphereOfInfluenceFor France
United Kingdom
dateSigned 1916
fullName Asia Minor Agreement
hasCriticism accused of ignoring ethnic and sectarian realities
seen as symbol of Western imperialism in the Middle East
historicalImpact contributed to later Arab disillusionment with Allied promises
shaped modern borders in the Middle East
influenced League of Nations mandates in the Middle East
language English
French
leakDate 1917
leakedBy Bolshevik government
legalForm diplomatic correspondence
namedAfter François Georges-Picot
Mark Sykes
negotiatedBy François Georges-Picot
Mark Sykes
precedes San Remo Conference
providedFor international administration of Palestine
publicationOutlet Pravda
purpose division of spheres of influence between Britain and France
partition of Ottoman Empire territories in the Middle East
regionAllocatedToBritain Iraq
Jordan Valley
Persian Gulf hinterland
regionAllocatedToFrance Lebanon
coastal Syria
parts of southeastern Turkey
relatedTo Balfour Declaration
Hussein–McMahon Correspondence
signedBy France
United Kingdom
signedDuring World War I
status secret at time of conclusion
supportedBy Russian Empire
typeOfDivision spheres of influence

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Ottoman Palestine borderChange Sykes–Picot Agreement (secret wartime agreement affecting its future division)
linked to: Sykes–Picot Agreement
Treaties of the United Kingdom hasPart Sykes–Picot Agreement 1916
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Arab Revolt relatedTo Sykes–Picot Agreement
World War I diplomacy includesAgreement Sykes–Picot Agreement
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Asia Minor Agreement alsoKnownAs Sykes–Picot Agreement
Asia Minor Agreement alsoKnownAs Sykes-Picot Agreement
linked to: Sykes–Picot Agreement
Mark Sykes notableWork Sykes–Picot Agreement
Mark Sykes coNegotiated Sykes–Picot Agreement
François Georges-Picot notableFor Sykes–Picot Agreement
François Georges-Picot coNegotiated Sykes–Picot Agreement
Hussein–McMahon Correspondence relatedTo Sykes–Picot Agreement
Syria–France relations shapedBy Sykes–Picot Agreement