A discussion among Syria’s leading politicians in 1932 in the orchards of Homs while attending the first General Assembly of the National Bloc. In the middle stand Tawfiq al-Shishakli, the leader of Hama, and Hashem al-Atasi, the Bloc President. To the far right hand side are Riad al-Sulh, Ibrahim Hananu, and Saadallah al-Jabiri.