General Weygand, described as Marshal Foch's right-hand man, was appointed High Commissioner for Syria in the place of General Gournaud, who resigned.
By the decision of the Supreme Council of Allied Powers at San Remo (April 25, 1920) France was granted a mandate over Syria, which was formerly a province of Turkey-in-Asia.
It is stated that the appointment of " France's only soldier-statesman " to govern Syria has a threefold purpose:
1) To warn Mustapha Kemal Pasha who has massed troops on the Syrian-Turkish border, and who, it is feared, will use them...
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