Walaupun demikian, sekiranya British selepas itu membiarkan Mustafa Kemal meneruskan pemberontakan yang dimulakannya seorang diri, dia tidak akan dapat melangkah walau satu langkah lagi ke arah matlamat yang kemudiannya dicapainya. Ini kerana, sekalipun mungkin untuk mencari seseorang di Turki yang bersetuju dengan pemisahan tanah Islam berbahasa Arab daripada Negara Uthmaniyyah dan yang berpuas hati hanya dengan tanah-tanah Turki, amat sukar untuk menemui seseorang yang akan bersetuju dengan pemansuhan Khilafah, atau menerimanya, selain Mustafa Kemal dan beberapa individu yang bilangannya tidak melebihi segelintir. Pendapat umum condong kepada mengekalkan Khilafah. Kecintaan kepada Khilafah dan kesetiaan kepadanya tertanam dalam di hati rakyat, dan setiap kali ungkapan Badshahin Tajuk Yasha disebut, tali hati setiap orang Turki tersentuh, dan emosi terkuatnya tergerak. Oleh itu, adalah tidak terbayangkan bahawa mana-mana wakil Ummah akan memutuskan untuk memansuhkan Khilafah.

Despite all this, had the British afterwards left Mustafa Kemal to pursue the rebellion he had started by himself, he would not have been able to take one further step towards the objective which he later achieved. This is so because even if it had been possible to find anyone in Turkey who would have agreed to the severance of the Arabic speaking Islamic lands from the Ottoman State and who would have been contented only with the Turkish lands, it would have been extremely difficult to have come across anyone who would have consented to the abolishment of the Khilafah or agreed to it, apart from Mustafa Kemal and some individuals whose number did not exceed a handful. The general consensus was in favour of maintaining the Khilafah. The love of the Khilafah and the loyalty to her were deeply rooted in the hearts of people, and whenever the phrase of “Badshahin Tajuk Yasha” was mentioned, a chord in every single Turk was touched, and his strongest emotions were evoked. Hence, it would have been inconceivable for any representatives of the Ummah to have decided to abolish the Khilafah.

Namun, gaya yang digunakan oleh British serta sokongan berterusan mereka terhadap Mustafa Kemal dan aktiviti yang dijalankannya, telah membantu Mustafa Kemal mencapai hasil tersebut. Sambil mencetuskan pemberontakan ini, Britain sedang bersiap sedia untuk satu manuver antarabangsa bagi menuai hasil daripada pemberontakan itu.

However, the styles adopted by the British and their continuous support of Mustafa Kemal and the activities he pursued, helped Mustafa Kemal achieve these results. While instigating this rebellion, Britain was preparing for an international manoeuvre in order to reap the fruits of the rebellion.

Jadi dia melancarkan kempen propaganda yang meluas untuknya dan memainkan berita tentangnya bagi cuba menimbulkan ketakutan sekutu terhadap Turki.

So she launched a wide propaganda campaign for it and hyped up its news in an attempt to raise the allies’ fears about Turkey.

Laporan-laporan yang dihantar ke Istanbul oleh orang-orang Barat dan para pegawai semakin bertimbun, penuh dengan gambaran tentang kekecohan besar yang merebak di Anatolia dan semangat nasionalis yang telah meletus.

Reports destined to Istanbul sent by the westerners and the officers accumulated, replete with the description of the major uproar which mushroomed in Anatolia and of the nationalist feeling which had erupted.

Pada masa yang sama, telegram dan agensi berita mula membuat liputan tentang pemberontakan itu secara berlebihan. Sementara itu, sebuah persidangan damai di Paris dengan penyertaan pihak Berikat telah diseru.

At the same time, the telegrams and the press agencies started to cover the news of the rebellion in an exaggerated manner. Meanwhile, a peace conference in Paris with the participation of the allies was called for.

Britain memanfaatkan peluang ini untuk menyelitkan ke dalam agenda kerja persidangan berita mengenai kekacauan yang telah dihasut oleh Mustafa Kemal, dengan tujuan menyemarakkan kebencian di dalam hati dan mendesak dikenakannya syarat-syarat yang keras.

Britain seized this opportunity to squeeze into the working agenda of the conference the news of the disturbances which Mustafa Kemal had instigated, in order to kindle rancour in the hearts and urge the imposition of tough conditions.

Namun Perancis sedar bahawa tindakan-tindakan tersebut direka oleh Britain. Oleh itu, beliau mengabaikan berita mengenai kekacauan Mustafa Kemal, dan bahkan mengambil langkah lebih jauh apabila cuba memenangi hati kerajaan Damad Farid Pasha. Dengan demikian, beliau membuatkan baginda percaya bahawa beliau tidak marah terhadap pemberontakan ini. Apabila beliau mengetahui hasrat baginda untuk datang sendiri ke Paris bagi meraih simpati dan memenangi hati pihak Berikat, beliau segera menyediakan sebuah kapal perang berperisai untuk kegunaan delegasi Uthmaniyyah, yang diketuai oleh Perdana Menteri. Delegasi itu ingin menghadiri persidangan damai di Paris untuk menyuarakan pandangan Negara Uthmaniyyah, sebelum keputusan mengenai nasibnya dibuat.

France however was aware of the fact that those actions were fabricated by Britain, hence, she dismissed the news of Mustafa Kemal’s disturbances and even went a step further when she attempted to win over the government of Damad Farid Pasha. Thus she led him to believe that she was not angry about this rebellion, and when she learnt of his intentions to come to Paris personally to seek the allies sympathy and win them over, she rushed and placed an ironclad at the disposal of the Ottoman delegation, headed by the Prime Minister, who wanted to attend the peace conference in Paris to air the views of the Ottoman State, before a decision on her fate was taken.

Namun, Britain membantah perkara ini dan menyatakan kebimbangan terhadap semangat Perancis terhadap kerajaan Uthmaniyyah. Pada mulanya, Britain cuba menghalang Damad Farid Pasha daripada menghadiri majlis tersebut, lalu beliau berpura-pura bahawa beliau memang mahu menyertai delegasi itu tetapi kesihatannya yang lemah menghalangnya daripada berbuat demikian. Akhirnya, beliau belayar menggunakan kapal perang berperisai British.

However, Britain objected to this and expressed concern over the French enthusiasm towards the Ottoman government. At first Britain attempted to prevent Damad Farid Pasha from attending, so he pretended that he had wanted to accompany the delegation but his poor health prevented him from doing so. He eventually travelled aboard a British ironclad.

Persidangan Paris telah menetapkan beberapa syarat yang sangat keras, dan Britain yang menerima keputusan-keputusan tersebut serta memperjuangkannya. Lloyd George menyampaikan ucapan di Guildhall pada 8 November 1919 yang di dalamnya beliau berkata: Syarat-syarat perdamaian telah diluluskan sepenuhnya oleh pihak Berikat, terutamanya syarat-syarat yang berkaitan dengan Empayar Uthmaniyyah, dan seluruh Eropah sebulat suara bersetuju bahawa pemerintahan Uthmaniyyah yang jahat dan busuk mesti dihapuskan dari tanah-tanah yang didiami oleh orang Yunani, Armenia dan Arab. Pelabuhan-pelabuhan laut yang terletak di sepanjang Laut Hitam dan Laut Mediterranean mesti dibuka untuk semua negara. Namun, Perancis dan Itali tidak bersetuju dengan perjanjian tersebut. Walau bagaimanapun, kesungguhan Britain terhadap syarat-syarat itu bukanlah dengan tujuan untuk melaksanakannya, sebaliknya dijadikan alat untuk mengancam Negara Uthmaniyyah dan menghasut orang Turki supaya menentang Sultan agar mereka berpihak kepada Mustafa Kemal. Sebab itulah kemudiannya Britain yang pertama menyeru supaya diadakan persidangan di London bagi membatalkan perjanjian tersebut. Persidangan itu berlangsung secara efektif pada Februari 1921.

The Paris conference laid down some very tough conditions, and it was Britain who adopted those decisions and championed them. Lloyd George delivered a speech at the Guildhall on 8th November 1919 in which he said : “The peace terms have been fully approved by the allies, especially those terms concerning the Ottoman Empire, and the whole of Europe unanimously agrees that the evil and rotten Ottoman rule must be eradicated from the lands inhabited by the Greeks, the Armenians and the Arabs. The seaports situated along the Black Sea and the Mediterranean must be opened for all nations.” However, France and Italy were averse to the treaty. Nevertheless, Britain’s enthusiasm towards those terms were not with the aim of implementing them, but rather to use as a means to threaten the Ottoman State and to incite the Turks against the Sultan so that they sided with Mustafa Kemal. That is why she was later the first to call for a conference in London in order to cancel the treaty. The conference was effectively held in February 1921.