Townshend also indicated that the Ottomans preferred to deal with the British; he did not know about the American contact or that Talaat had sent an emissary to the French as well but that emissary had been slower to respond back.
Townshend antydede også, at osmannerne foretrak at forhandle med briterne, han kendte ikke til kontakten til amerikanerne eller at Talaat også havde sendt en udsending til franskmændene, men at denne udsending havde været langsommere om at svare tilbage.