No. 1098.
Mr. King
to Mr. Bayard.
Legation of
the United States,
Constantinople, October 22, 1888.
(Received November 5.)
No. 129.]
Sir: I inclose for your consideration a copy (in
translation) of a note verbale received from the
Sublime Porte in reply to Mr. Straus’ note, No. 27, a copy of which was sent
you with dispatch No. 80 of May 19 last, concerning the interference with
Israelites going to Jerusalem. This note from the Porte will be considered
by this legation and the English and French embassies, who acted together in
the protest in May last.
I also inclose a copy of the Sublime Porte’s reply to my note No. 45, a copy
of which I sent you with my No. 115 on the 24th ultimo. This seems to me to
be satisfactory.
I have, etc.,
Pendleton King,
Chargé d’Affaires ad interim.
[Inclosure 1 in No. 129.—Note
verbale.—Translation.]
The ministry of foreign
affairs to the legation of the United
States.
Sublime
Porte,
Ministry of Foreign
Affairs,
October 4,
1888.
In answer to the note verbale that the legation of
the United States of America kindly addressed to the ministry of foreign
affairs on the 17th of May last (No. 27), the ministry of foreign
affairs has the honor to inform the United States legation that the
measure concerning the Israelites going to Palestine shall not be
applied, except to those who emigrate in number (en
nombre), and that no obstacle shall be opposed to the sojourn
of those who are not of this class.
Instructions of this sense have already been sent to the governor of
Jerusalem.
[Inclosure 2 in No.
129.—Translation.]
Said Pasha to Mr.
King.
Sublime
Porte,
Ministry of Foreign
Affairs,
October 21,
1888.
Mr. Chargé d’affaires: In answer to the note
you kindly addressed to me on the 22d of September last, No. 45, I have
the honor to inform you that the Sublime Porte having lately decided
that the measure concerning the Israelites going to Palestine shall not
be applied but to those who emigrate in number (en
nombre) and that no obstacle shall be opposed to the sojourn of
those who are not in this class, the provisions with regard to the three
Israelites, American citizens, who arrived at Jaffa on the 20th of
August last, have had to be withdrawn in consequence of the instructions
which have been forwarded in the foregoing sense to his excellency Raouf
Pacha.
Accept, etc.,
