Question: What were these letters from World War I authored by British High Commissioner to Egypt on the political status of lands under the Ottoman Empire that came to attention during the Cairo Conference?
Sentence (from "McMahon–Hussein Correspondence"): In the letters Britain agreed to recognize Arab independence after World War I "in the limits and boundaries proposed by the Sherif of Mecca", with the exception of "portions of Syria" lying to the west of "the districts of Damascus, Homs, Hama and Aleppo", in exchange for launching the Arab Revolt against the Ottomans as a "quid pro quo".
Relevant evidence: No