“written to appease the Zionists with the objective of furthering Britain’s war aims”
Obviously, but at the time, it was taken seriously by Jews and Arabs (who knew what it meant, and supported or opposed it according to their interests) and the League of Nations, which copied it almost word for word in its own documents.
Also, read Feisal Husseini’s letter to Felix Frankfurter of March 2, 1919.