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6. British Spies in the Ottoman Empire

British ambassadors, consuls and diplomats merit special consideration
in any study regarding the activities of the British deep state in the Ottoman

Empire. These officers, who were in the Ottoman lands supposedly to serve
as diplomats, were most often working as spies. Indeed, they immensely

helped the British deep state achieve its goals. Some of them befriended Turk-
ish bureaucrats, some tried to sway Turkish politics. Some of them incited

and offered logistic support for riots among minorities living peacefully un-
til then on Ottoman lands. When acts of friendship or promises of econom-

ic assistance didn't work, they didn't hesitate to resort to threats or blackmail.

The British deep state used professional spies, too. These people could
be disguised as archeologists or travelers, and worked to incite anti-Ottoman

sentiments among minorities living under Ottoman rule. One notorious ex-
ample is the British archeologist/agent Gertrude Bell, who planned and put

into action the riots in Iraq, Syria and Jordan. Bell, with her spying activities,
impressed the British deep state so much that she was later referred to

as 'daughter of the desert' or 'the uncrowned queen of the desert'.

British archeologist/spy Gertrude Bell
at a picnic with Emir Faisal. In a couple
of years, Gertrude would break Iraq
away from the Ottoman Empire and
Faisal would be its king.

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