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What is the "Central Syrian Congress"?[edit]

Is the Central Syrian Congress the same as the General Syrian Congress/Syrian National Congress? We don't need a third name, unless it's used in documents, and then

it must be clarified explicitly in the article, where we already have "Syrian National Congress"
a redirect must be created from "Central Syrian Congress" to Syrian National Congress
"Central Syrian Congress" must be added to the lead of Syrian National Congress.

Anything else would be sloppy editing Arminden (talk) 17:06, 14 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Looking into that, don't think it can be CSG because 1917 in Paris, maybe a precursor. Source actually says "Committee" I presume its some sort of delegation to the peace conference, let me see what I can dig up.Selfstudier (talk) 17:31, 14 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Think there is enough in here to maybe figure it out THE ROLE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCIL OF MOUNT LEBANON IN THE CREATION OF GREATER LEBANON: 1918 - 1920 Idk if that (WP library ) link will work but its at Jstor.Selfstudier (talk) 17:37, 14 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

https://www.academia.edu/21684808/Maronite_figures_embracing_Syrian_nationalism_ says a Shukri Ghanem formed the Central Syrian Committee in Paris in 1917. Saw Lebanon as part of a larger Syria under France and not as an Arab nation. Beginning to look like just another of those interest groups that were around in those days (this one with an in to the French).Selfstudier (talk) 17:49, 14 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

K, seems the French had a hand in setting it up (in Paris) and it then acted as a Syrian delegation to the Paris conference including making their case at the conference but seems it didn't really have that much of a mandate from Syrians in general.Selfstudier (talk) 11:10, 15 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I added an efn, minor matter really, looks like it was mainly an attempt by France to manipulate the peace conference and drive a wedge between the British and Faisal.Selfstudier (talk) 13:55, 15 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

~~::Btw, @Arminden:, why did you remove the quote here? I couldn't really follow the edit summary.Selfstudier (talk) 17:57, 14 August 2021 (UTC)~~ [reply]

~~This at Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon seems related, reversed somehow? Selfstudier (talk) 09:12, 15 August 2021 (UTC)~~[reply]

Strike that, I see it now. Selfstudier (talk) 13:55, 15 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Deletion of my contribution[edit]

I had added genuine informations and facts. MONSTER👹 (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 11:53, 11 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Wrong Photo[edit]

the picture referenced here :

Sykes–Picot Agreement#/media/File:Sykes-Picot.svg

is wrong/inaccurate as it doesn't reflect what's in the source link, nor does it reflect the historical reality of the lands in 1916.

The picture on the wikipedia page includes the partition of British Mandatory Palestine that did not occur until 1948 and it goes further in representing the land as it has been since 1967 (with the West Bank and Gaza)

this is gross historical fallacy that I can't update as I don't have the right to do so.

Corrections00112 (talk) 12:28, 17 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]