Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 6, 1897

Mr. Terrell to Mr. Sherman.

Legation of the United States,
Constantinople, April 28, 1897. (Received May 13.)

No. 1268.]

Sir: I have the honor to append on the overleaf a telegram received from the Stamford Manufacturing Company regarding the expulsion of the Greek subjects from the Ottoman Empire, and also the copy of my answer.

I have, etc.,

A. W. Terrell.

[Inclosure 1 in No. 1268.—Telegram.]

Stamford Manufacturing Company to Mr. Terrell.

April 26, 1897.

Marmarak, Greek subject, one of our employees, is forced to leave Alexandretta to-morrow. Forty thousand dollars of our property in his hands unaccounted for. Our two engineers also leave, causing our factory be closed. We regard Ottoman Government responsible for accruing losses.

Stamford.

[Inclosure 2 in No. 1268.—Telegram.]

Mr. Terrell to the Stamford Manufacturing Company.

April 28, 1897.

The Turkish Government has been requested to give further time for the departure of Greeks in your employ.

Terrell.