Politicians from French Mandate of Syria's National Bloc movement assembled in front of Syria's government headquarters in Marjeh Square, Damascus. First row (from left to right): Tawfiq al-Shishakli, Lutfi al-Haffar, Fares al-Khury, Nuri al-Ftayyeh, and Fakhri al-Barudi. Second row: Two military men, Nazim al-Qudsi and Jamil Ibrahim Pasha.