Item TR-BOA/DH-MKT/2784-28 - Dosya 2784, Gömlek 28, April 3, 1909 (Gregorian calendar) - 12 Rebinlevvel 1327 (Ottoman calendar)

Fulfilling the actions necessitated by the arrival of documents detailing the following situation: The imperial decree concerning the construction of a monastery in the village of Vartos in Jerusalem, which will belong to the monks of Notre Dame de Chartes (?), has been issued in the name of the Armenian Catholic Patriarch. Despite this, and the fact that most of the monks here are Italian and Spanish subjects, the monastery has passed under French protection, and the arrival of the monastery’s equipment has been approved through a request by the French consulate. 1: signed by the Council of heads of state; 2: signed by the Governor of Jerusalem; 3: no signature.