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Report and copy from office to Asian Department; analysis of project to create Russian boat line in Alexandria, it's not useful for commerce between Palestine and Egypt, pilgrims and post, project of railway Jaffa - Jerusalem; transports. Sender: acting Russian consul in Jerusalem A.P. Belyaev; Recipient: Russian Embassy in Constantinople.

Report; Anglican bishop Blyth organizes renovation and solemn liturgy in Anglican St Georges church using English donations, English influence in Palestine. Sender: Russian consul general in Jerusalem A.F. Kruglov; Recipient: Russian Ambassador in Constantinople N.V. Charykov.

Secret report; anti-Italian protests in Jerusalem because of Italian war, Committee "Union and Progress" calls for deportation of Italians, Greek Patriarch refused to sign petition of local administration to European great powers because it exceeds his commission; war and public moods. Sender: Russian consul general in Jerusalem A.F. Kruglov; Recipient: Russian Ambassador in Constantinople N.V. Charykov.

Secret order (copy in Jerusalem); plan of archaeological excavations in Russian property near Resurrection Church in Jerusalem by Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich. According to the law of 1874 it's necessary to have an authorization from the Porte, one third of treasure-trove belongs to Ottoman treasury. German secret archaeological excavations in Jerusalem. Sender: Russian foreign minister N.K. Girs; Recipient: Russia's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs A.E. Vlangali. Russian date: 1882-12-16.

Letter; Armenians want to buy a lot in Jerusalem, a lawyer intrigues and pretends to sell it to Russian government; land legislation and properties. Sender: adviser of the Russian Embassy in Constantinople M.K. Onu; Recipient: Russian consul in Jerusalem D.N. Bukharov.

Secret report; Austrian Lloyd's agent Mantura with brother, local police and customs organize delivering of contraband arms (revolvers and rapid-firing guns) to Jaffa from Austrian steams, by night they send it to Jerusalem. Consul wants to know if these arms are for Catholic monasteries or for local population. Embassy can't denounce local administration, but consul could confidentially declare that he knows about contraband and require explanations. Sender: Russian consul general in Jerusalem A.G. Yakovlev; Recipient: counselor of Russian embassy in Constantinople Yu.N. Tscherbatchev.

Secret report; banks in Palestine, it's direction; in November opened a branch of Imperial Ottoman bank with Italo Rossi as director; disloyalty of Credit Lyonnais towards Russia, Greek Patriarchate has a big debt and could be influenced by Credit Lyonnais; Russian consul proposes to move debt to Ottoman bank; regret about absence of Russian banks in Palestine. Sender: Russian consul general in Jerusalem A.G. Yakovlev; Recipient: Russian ambassador in Constantinople I.A. Zinoviev.

Secret report and copy of Governor's office to Greek Patriarch; Patriarch added 3 bells for harmonic ringing, French consul protests pretending violation of status-quo in Holy Sepulchre, Patriarch answers that belfry belongs to Greek monastery; bells, status-quo. Sender: Russian consul in Jerusalem V.A. Maximov; Recipient: Russian ambassador in Constantinople A.I. Nelidov.

Report about Benedictine nuns in Jerusalem, Catholic propaganda, schools, asylums. Sender: acting Russian consul general in Jerusalem A.F. Kruglov; Recipient: Russian ambassador in Constantinople A.I. Nelidov.

Report and register and copies of telegrams; benefits for pilgrims suffered from shipwreck of steamship "Tsaritsa", list of pilgrims' belongings with values; pilgrims' everyday life; transport. Sender: Russian consul in Jerusalem D.N. Bukharov; Recipient: Russian ambassador in Constantinople A.I. Nelidov.