The Sykes–Picot Agreement (/ ˈsaɪks ˈpiːkoʊ, - pɪˈkoʊ, - piːˈkoʊ / [1]) was a 1916 secret treaty between the United Kingdom and France, with assent from Russia and Italy, to define their mutually agreed …

Sykes-Picot Agreement, (May 1916), secret convention made during World War I between Great Britain and France, with the assent of imperial Russia, for the dismemberment of the Ottoman Empire.

Signed in secret at the height of the first world war, Sykes-Picot was an agreement between France and Great Britain, approved by Russia. It would have lasting consequences for the region.

The Sykes-Picot Agreement (officially the 1916 Asia Minor Agreement) was a secret agreement reached during World War I between the British and French governments pertaining to the partition of the …

It is accordingly understood between the French and British governments: That France and Great Britain are prepared to recognize and protect an independent Arab states or a confederation of Arab states …

Nov 30, 2025 · Sykes-Picot Agreement: A 1916 secret agreement between the United Kingdom and France, with the assent of the Russian Empire, defining their proposed spheres of influence and …

May 26, 2024 · The resulting agreement, formally known as the Asia Minor Agreement, was signed on May 16, 1916. Under the terms of the Sykes-Picot Agreement, Britain and France agreed to divide …

Feb 27, 2017 · The May 1916 agreement negotiated by Sir Mark Sykes (1879-1919) and François Georges-Picot (1870-1951) painted the Fertile Crescent in shades of Red (for Great Britain ’s sphere …

Nov 16, 2015 · The secret treaty, known as the Sykes–Picot Agreement, was named after its lead negotiators, the aristocrats Sir Mark Sykes of England and François Georges-Picot of France.

British representative Mark Sykes and French representative Francois George-Picot drafted the agreement, in which Britain and France planned to carve up Greater Syria and exercise political …