Lettre publicée de le Général de Brialmont. Annexes 2
Ahmed Tevfik considers the letter of Brialmont to “The Times” interesting and sends a French translation of the letter as published in the “Kölnische Zeitung” to Saïd Pacha.
- Newspaper clipping (No title, 02-12-1893, Kölnische Zeitung, According to Brialmont the British fleet is in danger since he discovered that Istanbul is controlled by the Russian fleet. He thinks, however, that he can turn the city into an impregnable stronghold, when action is taken quickly.)
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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/>.