Keywords: 1936 Syrian general strike.jpeg en The National Bloc in Damascus before heading to Paris for independence talks with French Prime Minister Leon Blum The picture was taken on March 31 1936 and it shows the Bloc leaders headed by Jamil Mardam Bey on a balcony saluting the Syrian masses 1936-3-31 http //www syrianhistory com/view-photo/612/The+National+Bloc+in+Damascus+before+heading+to+Paris+for+independence+in+1936/1932-1936 Online Museum of Syrian History author Custom license marker 2012 01 16 PD-Syria General strikes 1936 in Damascus |