Ottoman Diplomats
Letters from the Imperial Legation in Brussels (1849–1914)
Synopsis
Requite de L'indépendance Belge 2 annexes
Copy of a letter from the interim director of "L'Indépendance Belge", Gérard Harry. It contains details about strict censorship in Adana and a request an intervention bu Carathéodory at the Sublime Porte. Today they published a new testimony regarding the Burdur-incident. He hopes that the Porte will receive well the request of the newspaper and will join in helping to end the strict censorship.
Attachments
- Copied letter (12-09-1892, Brussels, Gérard Harry to Etienne Carathéodory Effendi, A complaint by Harry because his newspaper was confiscated more than once by the censorship bureau Adana. According to Harry it is not the newspapers intention to publish negative articles on the Ottoman Empire.) - Newspaper clipping (No title, 13-09-1892, l’Indépendance Belge, Article on the contacts between Washington and the Sublime Porte concerning a Protestant mission in Bourdour, Anatolia. Muslims have burned down the house of Mr Bartlett and attacked him. The Sultan will take measures to make concessions to the missionaries and is congratulated with his correct attitude in this case.)
Facsimiles
| Series | HR.SYS-225-68 |
|---|---|
| Place | Brussels |
| Date | 13-9-1892 |
| Author | Etienne Carathéodory Effendi |
| Recipient | Saïd Pacha |
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