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Emir Faisal at the Paris Peace Conference of 1919
To the far left is Faisal's translator Jamil Mardam Bey, the future Prime Minister of Syria. The photo was taken at St Claud, near Paris, in February 1919

Emir Faisal in Paris with a group of Arab notables in 1919
This is the first time Faisal replaces his Arabic uniform with a Western dress.

The National Bloc signing the Franco-Syrian Treaty in Paris in 1936
The National Bloc signing the Franco-Syrian Treaty with Blum in Paris in 1936. From left to right: a French statesman, Emir Mustapha al-Shihabi, Saadallah al-Jabiri, Jamil Mardam Bey, Hashem al-Atasi (signing), a Foreign Ministry official, and Leon Blum.

Hashem al-Atasi and members of the National Bloc in Paris in 1936
Hashem al-Atasi and members of the National Bloc in Paris placing flowers on the memorial of French soldiers killed in combat. This picture was taken in Paris in 1936 when the Bloc was conducting independence talks with French Prime Minister Leon Blum. Behind Atasi are Mustapha al-Shihabi, Jamil Mardam Bey, and Saadallah al-Jabiri.

The National Bloc at the French Foreign Ministry in Paris in 1936
From left to right: Saadallah al-Jabiri, Hashem al-Atasi, Comte Henri de Martel, the French High Commissioner, and Jamil Mardam Bey.

The National Bloc at the French Foreign Ministry in Paris in September 1936
The National Bloc at the French Foreign Ministry in 1936. From left to right: Emir Mustapha al-Shihabi, Fares al-Khury, Hashem al-Atasi, Jamil Mardam Bey, and Edmond Homsi

Leaders of the National Bloc at a train station in Paris in 1936
Leaders of the National Bloc at a train station in Paris in 1936. Second from left is Jamil Mardam Bey. Then stands Comte Henri de Martel, the French High Commissioner to Syria, President Hashem al-Atasi, a Frenchman, Saadallah al-Jabiri, Fares al-Khury, and Mustapha al-Shihabi. Interestingly, these men never walked out of their homes in the 1930s without a fez. In Paris, all of them abandoned the Turkish headgear in favor of French hats.

Prime Minister Yusuf al-Zuayyin in Paris meeting with President Charles de Gaulle on December 11, 1967
From left to right: Haitham Kaylani, the secretary-general of the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sami al-Jundi, Prime Minister Zuayyin, Foreign Minister Ibrahim Makhous, and Ambassador Abdullah al-Khani