T. E. Lawrence Map

A map drawn by T.E. Lawrence and discovered in 2005 shows that the British agent-soldier-historian opposed the Allied agreement which eventually determined the borders of Iraq as it is now.  He said separate government should operate in the predominantly Kurdish and Arab areas. Lawrence, who presented his proposals to the Eastern Committee of the War Cabinet in November 1918 also mooted the idea of separate governments for the Mesopotamian Arabs and Armenians in Syria.

A map drawn by T.E. Lawrence and discovered in 2005 shows that the British agent-soldier-historian opposed the Allied agreement which eventually determined the borders of Iraq as it is now.  He said separate government should operate in the predominantly Kurdish and Arab areas. Lawrence, who presented his proposals to the Eastern Committee of the War Cabinet in November 1918 also mooted the idea of separate governments for the Mesopotamian Arabs and Armenians in Syria.