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Although seemingly just another Belle Epoque building in Garden City, the no. 10 Tolombat Street hides plenty of interesting history. It was known as "Grey Pillars" and nicknamed "Number 10" during World War II, when the British Army officials chose to make it their headquarters. Through these elegant gates, many historic figures have walked: Charles de Gaulle, Oliver Lyttleton, Chaim Weizmann and Anthony Eden, to name a few. It is said that in 1941, de Gaulle and Lyttleton negotiated the independence of Syria and Lebanon in this very building. Today, the charitable organisation "Save the Children" occupies the building. Although still referred to as Tolombat, the street's name was changed recently to the mouthful "Itihad el Mohameyeen el Arab Street".
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