The Middle East would be broken up between the British and French, but they had some problems determining exactly how, and then keeping control of their new territory.
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Sources:

A Shattered Peace: Versailles 1919 and the Price we Pay Today by David A. Andelman
Anglo-French Negotiations over the Boundaries of Palestine, 1919-1920 by John J. McTague Jr.
The Boundaries of Israel-Palestine Past, Present, and Future: A Critical Geographical View by Gideon Biger
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The Myths of Reparations by Sally Marks
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A World Remade by G.J. Meyer
Ring of Steel by Alexander Watson
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