<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Sykes--Picot Agreement </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Sykes Picot Agreement Map, an enclosure in Paul Cambon's letter to Sir Edward Grey, 9 May 1916 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Created </Th> <Td> November 1915--March 1916 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Presented </Th> <Td> 23 November 1917 by the Russian Bolshevik government </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Ratified </Th> <Td> 16 May 1916 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Author (s) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Mark Sykes </Li> <Li> François Georges - Picot </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Signatories </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Edward Grey </Li> <Li> Paul Cambon </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Purpose </Th> <Td> Defining proposed spheres of influence and control in the Middle East should the Triple Entente succeed in defeating the Ottoman Empire </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Sykes--Picot Agreement </Th> </Tr>

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