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British Tactics for the Justification of the Occupation

The British deep state used various methods to occupy Istanbul and simi-
lar practices can be still spotted across the world today. Unmasking these tac-

tics is crucial to understanding the danger the world is facing. The plan of re-
moving the Turks from Anatolia, still underway even after 100 years, reached

its height with the occupation of Istanbul. To attain this goal, the British deep
state didn't refrain from deceiving even its own public and allies. Millions have

been used in this scheme, by a few deep state actors. Let's see how.

The British Deep State Initially Claimed that It Didn't Want Anatolia

British Prime Minister Lloyd George, during his speech to Parliament on

January 5, 1918, reassured Parliament's Members that there wouldn't be a war
for Istanbul, Anatolia or Thrace. In these lands, the Turkish population was the
majority. The truth is, Lloyd George was only trying to cause a diversion and

tried to convince his people and the Ottoman Empire that it would not claim

these territories.

Furthermore, there was no suggestion of the occupation of Istanbul in the
Armistice of Mudros that marked the end of WWI for the Ottoman Empire. On

the contrary, Admiral Calthorpe, who signed the Armistice on behalf of the Al-
lied Powers, gave his verbal assurance that the British didn't intend to occupy

Istanbul and terminate the Ottoman administration or seize the control of the
Ottoman military forces. The Ottoman delegation that returned to Istanbul af-

ter the Armistice brought along the personal letter of Calthorpe with them. In
this letter, Calthorpe reassured that French and British soldiers would be sta-

tioned only at the Straits and a small unit from the Turkish army would be al-
lowed to remain there as a sign of Ottoman sovereignty.

However, only thirteen days after the Armistice, the British and French

troops entered Istanbul. Calthorpe, who had personally promised that Istanbul
wouldn't be occupied, was appointed as the British high commissioner and the

first thing he did was arrest two hundred people from Tevfik Pasha's govern-
ment and exile thirty of them to Malta. All those who were arrested were Turk-

ish and Muslim administrators. With this move, Calthorpe gave a clear message
that Istanbul was under occupation and that anyone refusing to cooperate with

Mastermind: The Truth of the British Deep State Revealed