British and French Moves in Middle East Late 1938-early 1939: Late 1938-early 1939: A) UK managed to quell Arab revolt through combination of force, encouragement of intra- Arab rivalries and policy of appeasement (restriction of Jewish immigration to Palestine) B) France handed Syrian coastal district of Alexandretta to Turkey to ensure Turkish goodwill in case of European war C) French PM Daladier visited Tunisia in Jan 1939 and met local leaders, recalling Tunisians died in WW1 D) Mar 1939: Daladier's speech in Algeria honouring attachment of Muslims to France
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