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“The Arab of Mesopotamia” for British officials
December
British take Jerusalem
1918 January
President Wilson makes his “fourteen points” speech outlining his principles for world peace including a “general association of nations”
March
Russia makes peace with Germany; Allied troops fight Red Army in Russia; GLB awarded Founder’s Medal of the Royal Geographical Society
May
GLB starts Tuesday soirees for wives of prominent Arabs
July
Holidays on horseback in Persian mountains
Women over 30 gain the vote in Britain if they were either a member of or married to a member of the Local Government Register, were a property owner, or were a graduate voting in a university constituency
September
GLB arranges durbar of sheikhs in Iraq
Cox posted to Tehran; provisionally replaced by Sir Arnold Wilson as acting civil commissioner; GLB’s role restricted
Lady Florence made Dame Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (DCIE) for her work for the Red Cross; Sir Hugh awarded Companion of the Order of the Bath
October
Emir Faisal’s army takes Damascus with Lawrence; Turks fight last battle at Sharqat, then withdraw; Turks sign Mudros Armistice, end of Ottoman Empire
November
Allies sign armistice with Germany; First World War ends
December
Influenza pandemic reaches Baghdad
1919 February–
GLB prepares a paper for the Paris Peace Conference
March
on the future of Mesopotamia, attending the conference in March
April–May
GLB tours France and visits Algiers with Sir Hugh; returns to Peace Conference until A. T. Wilson arrives
May–September
GLB in England
June
Germany signs Treaty of Versailles accepting peace conditions; Covenant of the League of Nations signed by 44 nations on the 28th
September
GLB visits Cairo, Jerusalem, Damascus, Beirut, and Aleppo
President Wilson collapses while campaigning for the United States to join the League of Nations
October
President Wilson suffers massive stroke on the 2nd, leaving him permanently incapacitated
November
U.S. Senate fails to ratify the Treaty of Versailles on the 19 th
GLB returns to Baghdad; starts writing
Review of the Civil Administration of Mesopotamia
GLB’s maid, Marie Delaire, joins her permanently in Baghdad
1920 January
Sir Frank Lascelles dies on the 2nd
Arab Bureau in Cairo winds down
GLB takes archaeological trip to the site of Babylon
February
GLB organizes funding for a women’s hospital in Baghdad
March
Emir Faisal elected and crowned king of Syria
March–April
Sir Hugh visits Baghdad
April
San Remo Conference agrees to terms of British mandate over Iraq while instituting self-government
GLB to compile annual reports on the state of Iraq required by the League of Nations
June
Cox makes official visit to Baghdad
July
French occupy Damascus; King Faisal deposed
August
Treaty of Sevres between Allies and Turkey confirms terms for end of hostilities
October
Cox returns to Baghdad as high commissioner to Iraq
The naqib of Baghdad agrees to form a provisional Arab government and selects cabinet members
A. T. Wilson leaves public service
GLB prepares fortnightly reports to the Colonial Office on the progress of the administration in Iraq
November
GLB resumes duties as Oriental secretary
First meeting of Iraqi Council of State; future meetings frequently held at GLB’s house
December
Publication of
Review of the Civil Administration of Mesopotamia,
presented to British parliament
1921 February
Churchill appointed secretary of state for the colonies (including responsibility for the Middle East)
March
GLB attends Churchill’s Cairo Conference
Holidays in Egypt with Sir Hugh; returns to Baghdad
June
Faisal arrives in Basra; he greets GLB upon his arrival in Baghdad
GLB elected president of new Baghdad Public Library
Ibn Saud takes Hayyil; Rashid dynasty ends; Shammar tribesmen flee into Iraq
Three-month British miners’ strike hits steel industry
July
GLB announces result of Iraq referendum; naqib declares