The proclamation of the establishment of the Arab Kingdom of Syria had internal implications, where tensions were running high in Syria and Lebanon through occurring some clashes, where some Muslims attacked Christian villages in the Bekaa, In reply to the insistence of the Maronite Patriarch Elias Al-Howeik and the Board of Directors of Mount Lebanon on the independence of Lebanon. On 5 July 1920, Faisal dispatched his advisor Nouri al-Said to meet with French General Henri Gouraud in Beirut. Al-Said returned to Damascus on 14 July 1920 with an ultimatum known as the "Gouraud ultimatum " and was set four days to accept it. ultimatum included five points: