Ottoman Diplomats
Letters from the Imperial Legation in Brussels (1849–1914)
Synopsis
Observation sur la Brochure intitulée la Belgique indépendante
Diran Bey refers to a brochure called La Belgique Indépendante, written under the pseudonym Yoseph Boniface, who is in fact liberal Member of Parliament Defré. Diran Bey admires the author’s description of how his patriotism provokes his generosity, and the noble and courageous ways in which his patriotism affirmed the Belgian liberty and nationality. According to Diran Bey, these noble sentiments had touched the public opinion. The press praised his brochure, because it had managed to remind the Belgian citizens so well of the love they have to prove to their country and its institutions. (The enclosed brochure to which Diran Bey refers, is not photographed.)
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Consulted online at Ottoman Diplomats: Letters From the Imperial Legation in Brussels (1849–1914) (2014 Edition), Centre for Political History (PoHis), University of Antwerp, <http://dighum.uantwerpen.be/ottomandiplomats/>.
