Yet why did Ferguson imply that Keynes was attracted to Germandiplomats during the treaty talks, which was pointed out by Felix Salmon and Brad DeLong?
Far from limiting its war effort to fending off the encircling allied powers of Russia, France and Britain, Germandiplomats and soldiers tried to foment popular anti-colonial revolution in India and Egypt, to create a widespread Islamic jihad against the colonial rulers, to disrupt the allies' global communications.