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The delegates at the San Remo Conference, where the parties discussed how the oil
in the former Ottoman lands should be shared as well as the respective mandates.

One of the important purposes of the San Remo Conference was the

founding of an autonomous Kurdish state in the southeastern part of Turkey.
Britain suggested that an independent Kurdish state or a federation of tribes

should be built and should be free from any official control of other powers.
However, due to the reservations of France, the proposal was rejected, which

prompted to make the British to make another move. This strategic move
would allow the Kurds to not only gain local autonomy but also apply to the

League of Nations for full independence within a year. This development
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clearly revealed the true intentions of the British deep state. The aspiration

of building an independent Kurdish state had always been their true goal, and
a major reason for the Mosul issue. The British deep state viewed such a

British-controlled state including southeastern Turkey as a crucial goal and
hoped that it would weaken the Turks and even help expel them from Ana-

tolia.

British Prime Minister Lloyd George said on May 19, 1920 during the San
Remo Conference that the Kurds would not be able to survive unless they

were supported by a major state power and revealed the approach of the
British deep state to the matter:

Mastermind: The Truth of the British Deep State Revealed