But I warrant you that your surprise will disappear when I tell you that I did not sign the agreement before I stipulated in writing that my agreement to sign it was conditional on the acceptance by the British government of a previous note that I had presented to the Foreign Office… contained the demand for the independence of the Arab lands in Asia, starting from a line that begins in the north at Alexandretta-Diyarbakir and reaching the Indian Ocean in the south.
Pero asegúrovos que a vosa sorpresa desaparecerá cando vos diga que non asinei o acordo antes de obter por escrito a certeza de que a miña adhesión para a firma era condicional á aceptación do goberno británico dunha nota previa que presentei ao Foreign Office contiña a petición de independencia para as terras árabes en Asia, comezando pola liña que comeza ao norte de Alexandretta-Diyarbakir e chegando ata o océano Índico no sur.