The 1941 document represents an outspoken statement by a group of Lebanese officers enlisted in the Special Levant Legion following an attempt made by the French authorities to establish a Lebanese military unit with the aim of assisting in the war with the French in Europe. The mentioned officers had convened in the town of Zouk Mikael at the aforementioned date and took the oath of serving the interests of Lebanon solely and under the Lebanese banner and the command of its national government.