Özet:

Contrary to the relations between Armenians and Anglo-Saxonpowers, relations between France and the Armenian committees have beenrarely studied. France was in a special situation during the Turkish war ofindependence, being both the only power occupying a territory desired by theArmenian nationalists and one of the less inclined to accept their claims. Themain reason for the Franco-Armenian alliance that existed in 1918 was thecommon fight against Germany and the Triple-Alliance. However, as soon asthe end of 1918, the crimes of the Armenian Legion and the incitements by theRamkavar Committee of Cairo (in continuity with previous cases of indisciplineduring the World War) began to break the trust of Paris for the Armeniannationalist organizations. The Armenian anti-Turkish riot of July 1920, themerciless repression of the Armenian plunderers by the French administrationof Adana, the dissolution of the Armenian Legion (at the same time), thenegative appreciation of the Dashnak Republic of Armenia by the French HighCommissioner in Tbilissi (also in summer 1920) led from an Armenian-orientedpolicy to a Turkish-oriented one. The change was marked by the signature ofthe Ankara agreement (October 1921). The Armenian nationalists onlyworsened the situation by deliberately provoking the massive emigration oftheir compatriots from Cilicia, during the French withdrawal and committeda new strategic error by continuing to support Greece in 1922, when the Frenchgovernment was supporting Ankara against Athens. Armenian bitternessexploded once again during the Lausanne Conference

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