ABSTRACT
The person who made the correct deduction from the Declaration to the Seven was Lawrence. He realized that only in areas liberated by the Arabs themselves could an independent Arab government be set up. The goal of his ambition, as Colonel Joyce testified, was "the great Arab drive north and the capture of Damascus" a Damascus that was to be free and unfettered by control of a Great Power. On the night of 30 September, when the Australian Cavalry unit was converging on Damascus, Lawrence seemed to be very despondent and depressed — and for a good reason. The goal of his ambition was "the great Arab drive north and the capture of Damascus. Lawrence made his way to England via Cairo, where he announced to the world news services that the Arab troops had entered Damascus first. Lawrence considered Arab-Zionist cooperation to be of vital importance for the advancement of the Arab cause.
