A secret meeting of The Committee of Union & Progress (Young Turkey Party) was held with the following in attendence: Mehmed Talaat Pasha – The Minister of the Interior; Djemal Bey Pasha – Commander Secret State Police; Enver Pasha – Minister of War; Halil Bey – Foreign Minister; Mehmed Djavid – Minister of Finance; Said Halim – Grand Vizier; Alusa Mussa Kiazim - Sheik-ul-Islam of Kurdistan; Rifaat Bey- President of the Senate; Hachim Bey-Minister of Communications; Kemal Bey - Minister of Agriculture; Mustafa Kemal - Army Chief of Staff The Purpose of this secret meeting was to arrange a to


A secret meeting of The Committee of Union & Progress (Young Turkey Party) was held with the following in attendence: Mehmed Talaat Pasha – The Minister of the Interior; Djemal Bey Pasha – Commander Secret State Police; Enver Pasha – Minister of War; Halil Bey – Foreign Minister; Mehmed Djavid – Minister of Finance; Said Halim – Grand Vizier; Alusa Mussa Kiazim - Sheik-ul-Islam of Kurdistan; Rifaat Bey- President of the Senate; Hachim Bey-Minister of Communications; Kemal Bey - Minister of Agriculture; Mustafa Kemal - Army Chief of Staff The Purpose of this secret meeting was to arrange a top secret treaty and alliance with Germany to provide a means for the German Military to modernise the Turkish Army and Navy. Also on the agenda was the question of Armenia and expulsion of all Christian and Foreigners from the Ottoman Empire especially Armenians and Greeks. It was aslo discussed in detail a plan to nationalise all foreign investments and property in the Empire under emergency decree.


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