Alawite State
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The Alawite State, initially named the Territory of the Alawites —after the locally-dominant Alawites—from its inception until its integration to the Syrian Federation in 1922, was a French mandate te
Saleh al-Ali, leader of the Alawite revolt against French rule
Flag on a French collector's card from around 1936
A double overprint: "Alaouites" over an aeroplane (indicating airmail) on 10-piastre Syrian stamp
The Occupied Enemy Territory Administration was a joint British, French and Arab military administration over the Levantine provinces – which had been part of the Ottoman Empire for four centuries – b
Results of the King–Crane Commission Petitions received from OETA South (became Palestine), OETA West (became Lebanon and Western Syria) and OETA East (became Syria and Transjordan); it has been described as "the first-ever survey of Arab public opinion".
This draft British Telegram of September 1919, ordering the withdrawal of British troops from the French and Arab areas of the OETA, was prepared shortly after the Franco-British conference at Deauville. The line in point 5 became known as the "Deauville Line"
Major General Sir Louis Jean Bols, KCB, DSO