Planes of British seaplane tender HMS Ark Royal dropping pamphlets above North Anatolia according to the Weekly Intelligence Summary Nr. 8 dated 28 August 1920

An item reported that seaplanes of the British seaplane carrier HMS Ark Royal (1) dropped Turkish written pamphlets in the major North Anatolian harbours. The United Kingdom feared that the Bolsheviks and Turkish Nationalists would unite their forces with the United Kingdom as common enemy.

Note

1. Laid down by Blyth Shipbuilding Company, Blyth, Northumberlands on 7 November 1913, acquired still being in frames in May 1914, building continued as seaplane tender, launched on 5 September 1914, commissioned on 19 December 1914, renamed HMS Pegasus on 21 December 1934, sold on 18 October 1946 and became the Panama-flagged ss Anita owned by R.C. Ellerman and operated by Compania de Navigation Ellanita, rebuilding as a cargo ship started in October 1947, ceased in early 1948, seized for debts on 16 June 1949 and finally sold to be broken up in October 1950.

Source

The National Archives CAB 24-111-18