Armenian Spies

In “The Golden Warrior” about the life of Lawrence of Arabia, James Lawrence says that during the latter years of WWI, the Allies used Arabs, Armenians, Greeks, and Jews as secret agents.  One of the Armenian spies was Charles Boutargy, an Armenian refugee from Haifa. Lawrence of Arabia offered Boutargy money to persuade his father to join into British service. Another Armenian agent was Joseph Catoni, formerly the Beirut vice-consul. He controlled Nasariyah chiefs and one of his ablest spies was a monocular Armenian. Catoni and his henchmen also contributed to a body of evidence which suggested that there was a ‘widespread’ local wish for British occupation.

In “The Golden Warrior” about the life of Lawrence of Arabia, James Lawrence says that during the latter years of WWI, the Allies used Arabs, Armenians, Greeks, and Jews as secret agents.  One of the Armenian spies was Charles Boutargy, an Armenian refugee from Haifa. Lawrence of Arabia offered Boutargy money to persuade his father to join into British service. Another Armenian agent was Joseph Catoni, formerly the Beirut vice-consul. He controlled Nasariyah chiefs and one of his ablest spies was a monocular Armenian. Catoni and his henchmen also contributed to a body of evidence which suggested that there was a ‘widespread’ local wish for British occupation.