I’m researching the origins of the Arab Revolt flag and came across a quotation that is often attributed to Sir Ronald Storrs’ Orientations (1937), supposedly from his diary entry of March 30, 1917: "...and then with Mark [Sykes] to the Intelligence Department where we devised a flag for the Arab national movement. We tried various combinations, detesting always the weak colours and the tricolour; and at last, by much trial, evolved what eventually became the Arab flag." I’ve checked th...
