... . Since the United States never declared war upon the Ottoman Empire, it had not played a direct role in the negotiations, but would not accept the San Remo division. Consequently, the Foreign Office and the State Department came to and agreement upon the notorious Red Line Agreement. This gave a 23.75 percent share in holdings of the Iraq Petroleum Company to American ... the combatants weakened each other to the point where neither would emerge from the war as a regional threat to the region. The United States decided to supply the Iraqis with intelligence, and committed the US Navy to...

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