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John Michael de Robeck

Admiral Robeck was convinced that Kurdish-Ar-

menian alliance would be politically beneficial for
the respective parties and Britain. In his telegram
to Lord Curzon on December 11, 1919, he reit-

erated that such an alliance would be in the best

interests of Britain in the region and the de-
mands of Kurds and Armenians should be care-
fully supported and promoted. In his reply dat-

ed December 20, Lord Curzon ordered the Com-

missariat to encourage and embolden the parties. 323
John Michael de Robeck
It is perfectly normal that the demands of the Kur-
dish and Armenian people are fulfilled. What is note-

worthy here, however, is the fact that the British deep state
members wanted it only to further their own agenda. As soon as the condi-

tions that suited their interests ceased to exist, they did not refrain from
bombing Kurdish villages, as in the aftermath of the Treaty of Lausanne.

De Robeck, one of the names behind the occupation of Istanbul, tried to

justify the occupation maintaining that if the Allies were to force peace, they
had to overcome Turks in Istanbul and weaken their resistance. 324

George Francis Milne

George Milne, a senior British army officer,
was made the commander in charge of the occu-

pation of Istanbul. He said the following of the
Caucasian people and the Turks:

I am fully aware that the withdrawal of the

British troops would probably lead to anarchy
but I cannot see that the world would lose much

if the whole of the inhabitants of the country cut
each other's throats. They are certainly not worth
the life of one British soldier. The Georgians are mere-

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