Ottoman Diplomats

Synopsis

Etienne Carathéodory Effendi informs Saïd Pacha that Count de Merode-Westerloo was appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs in Belgium. The Royal decree of his nomination had been published by the Belgian Official Journal (the Moniteur Belge) on November 1st. Carathéodory refers to the seven months of Beernaert as Minister of Foreign Affairs ad interim as an unusual situation, caused by many difficulties. If it weren’t for personal problems (cf. the death of his father, Speaker of the Senate), Count de Merode would have accepted his nomination much earlier, according to Carathéodory, who evaluates him as a good choice, and writes a bibliographical note about the new Minister for Foreign Affairs. Carathéodory was convinced of the excellent relations between the Ottoman legation and Count de Merode. (In attachment are copies of the correspondence between Carathéodory and Count de Merode, concerning the latter’s nomination.)

Attachments

Copied letter (01-11-1892, Brussels, Count de Merode-Westerloo to Etienne Carathéodory Effendi, Count de Merode informs Carathéodory about his nomination as the new Belgian Minister for Foreign Affairs, and he expresses his wish to continue tightening the bonds between Belgium and Turkey.); Copied letter (02-11-1892, Etienne Carathéodory Effendi to Count de Merode-Westerloo, Carathéodory conveys his felicitations, and expresses the gratitude of the Ottoman legation for De Merode's assurances concerning the tightening of the bonds between the Ottoman Empire and Belgium.)

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