Historians agree that the British believed that expressing support would appeal to Jews in Germany and the United States, given two of Woodrow Wilson's closest advisors were known to be avid Zionists; they also hoped to encourage support from the large Jewish population in Russia.
Para sejarawan sepakat bahwa Inggris meyakini bahwa dukungan yang dikeluarkan akan berbanding kepada Yahudi di Jerman dan Amerika Serikat, membuat dua penasihat terdekat Woodrow Wilson diketahui menjadi Zionis tulen; mereka juga mengharapkan dorongan dukungan dari populasi Yahudi besar di Rusia.