Ottoman Government Ministry of Internal Affairs General Directorate of National Police Organization 4297 To the Presidency of the Martial Law Court Top Secret Rejoinder to your message dated May 18, 1915, and numbered 831. The Armenian Hinjack Committee is a rebellious committee established in “1878.” As far as its program is considered it is a social democrat committee. Their main aim afte...
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WHAT FUNCTION DID THE ARMENIAN CHERITABLE SOCIETY HAVE FOR THE OTTOMAN STATE?
To the 4th Army HeadquartersApril 30, 1915In reply to the cipher numbered 3519, dated April 26, 1915The Armenian Hayrhâh [Aid] Association does not function as its name suggests. It has been understood that a lot of Armenian committee members from Egypt and from other countries flocked in Adana, Halab, and in Syria to buy weapons and to work in political organizations under the banner of this associa...
ON WHAT GROUNDS WERE THE DETENTIONS OF 24 APRIL MADE?
Ministry of Interior General Directorate of National Police Organization 3052 Private Secretary To the Ottoman Army Commander-in-Chief Following is the copy of the note from the Office of the Prime Minister to the Office of the Commander-in-Chief Your Highness Armenian committees with their political revolutionary organizations on the Ottoman lands have long been pursuing to gain an administrative aut...
WHAT WAS THE RESULT OF THE OTTOMAN STATE’S ADMINISTRATION’S INQUIRY INTO THE CLAIMS OF THE ARMENIAN PATRIARCHATE?
April 8, 1915 Code To the General Headquarters Hasankale April 22, 1915 Investigations have been carried out upon the claims of the Armenian Patriarchate. Beşar çeto has voluntarily gone to Azerbaijan and was murdered 3 moths ago. The Armenians, however, ambushed Mehmet Emin on his way to Azerbaijan. He is now in his house. None of the village attendants were killed by the gendarmes in Van. There is not...
WHAT DID AGOP OF DÖRTYOL TELL THE OTTOMAN ADMINISTRATORS IN HIS TESTIMONY?
Ministry of Internal AffairsGeneral Directorate of National Police OrganizationFollowing is the copy of the coded telegram received from theGovernor of Adana and dated February 26, 1915.Three Armenians had been caught as they were attempting to take refuge on board an enemy battleship on February 12, 1915 in Dörtyol1 region – namely Ibrahim, a teacher from Adana; Artin and Bedros from Dörtyol. Upon t...
WHAT WAS THE BITLIS GOVERNORATE’S OPINION ON THE WAR AIMS OF THE ARMENIANS?
Following is the deciphering of the code dated September 18, 1914, that is received from the Governor of Bitlis Mustafa Bey. Under the light of the reliable and special intelligence, it has been asserted by the Office of the Governor of Muş that the Armenian intellectuals have decided to keep their silence and obedience until the declaration of war, and suggested the joining of the soldiers in the army,...