Mr. Dryden: Well, now. Mr Sykes is an English civil servant. Monsieur Picot is a French civil servant. Mr Sykes and Monsieur Picot met and they agreed that after the war, France and England would share the Turkish Empire, including Arabia. They signed an agreement, not a treaty, sir. An agreement to that effect. T.E. Lawrence: There may be honor among thieves, but there's none in politicians.