In order to aid the discussions, the War Cabinet Secretariat, led by Maurice Hankey and supported by his Assistant Secretaries – primarily Sykes and his fellow Conservative MP and pro-Zionist Leo Amery – solicited outside perspectives to put before the Cabinet.
Dalam rangka membantu diskusi, Sekretariat Kabinet Perang, pimpinan Maurice Hankey dan didukung oleh para Asisten Sekretaris-nya – terutama Sykes dan anggota parlemen Partai Konservatif sejawatnya yang pro-Zionis bernama Leo Amery – memadatkan pandangan luar untuk dimajukan kepada Kabinet.