Page 453 - Mastermind: The Truth of the British Deep State Revealed

Adnan Harun Yahya

Despite the effort to blot out the historical record, a good source on the actu-
al publications of Wellington House exists: The record of the propaganda

books distributed by Wellington House was kept in a hand-written ledger
book, carefully bound. … These books were sent off to the Foreign Office Li-
brary, which was eventually opened to researchers. … the ledger affords a pic-
ture of British propaganda office activities. …

The publications listed in the ledger are only books or large pamphlets. They
do not include press releases, articles, and other materials. The general themes
of the propaganda are consistent from work to work: [Noble Turkish nation
is above such remarks]
- Turks are illegitimate rulers who have destroyed all lands in which they have
ruled. European rule over the Middle East would be far preferable.

- Turks are Muslims who hate all other religions, particularly Christianity.
They have always treated Christians badly.

- Turks are guilty of inhuman atrocities against Christians, including mass
murder and awful sexual crimes.
- The Germans stand behind Turkish evil deeds, either because they ordered
the deeds or because they had the power to stop them and refused to do so.

- The mass of the people of the Ottoman Empire look to the British for salva-
tion. This includes Muslims, who appreciate the good government the British
have given Muslims in Egypt and India.

British propaganda made special efforts to tie the Germans to the Turks. This
was an intelligent ploy, especially in the United States, where there was much
pro-German sentiment but Muslims were held in disdain. British propagan-
da "proved" that the Germans could not be true Europeans, because they con-
sorted with evil Muslim [Muslims are above such remarks] and Asiatic Turks.
…

The list of publications in the ledger is long, but for the Middle East there are
a more limited number of books. The table gives only those volumes, but it pro-
vides an idea of the breadth and the scope of the Wellington House interests.
They include Palestine, Jews and Zionism, and especially the Turks. 3

1. George G. Bruntz, Allied Propaganda and the Collapse of the German Empire, New York: Arno
Press, 1972, p. 42
2. M. L. Sanders and Philip M. Taylor, British Propaganda During The First World War, 1914-18,
London: Palgrave, 1982, p. 108
3. Justin McCarthy, "Wellington House and the Turks", Louisville University, Department of Histo-
ry/USA