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Report and copies of reports in Constantinople; tax for street lighting and sweeping out of Jerusalem walls; governor demands to pay it since 1 March, before approbation by consulates and announcement. Owners of buildings out of the walls pay big taxes, habitants inside the walls have a privilege. Local authorities want to take fines from Russian subjects without consul's mediation, question about jurisdiction for foreigners who possess houses, local officials demand bakshish. Sender: Russian consul general in Jerusalem A.G. Yakovlev Recipient: Nicholas Genrikhovich Hartwig, director of First (Asian) department of the Russian foreign ministry.

Copy of a report; governor Tevfik-Bey's arrangements about Jews arriving in Jerusalem, caimacam and police take bribes and let them enter, private persons help Jews in their affairs with local administration. Governor orders to 1. make lists with names and distinctive marks of arriving Jews, 2. Jew must find a local guarantor and leave Palestine in a month, 3. Jew must give his own guarantee, 4. Jew must deposit his passport, 5. if there is no local guarantor, Jew must pawn something valuable, 6. guarantee is executed by Jaffa notary public, 7. guarantees are conserved by special commission, 8. commission reports to governor; Jewish immigration, local administration. Sender: Russian vice-consul in Jaffa N.I. Strebulaev Recipient: Russian consul general in Jerusalem A.G. Yakovlev.

Reports, telegrams, accounts of Medical commission about cholera in Palestine in September-December 1902, statistics of cases, insufficient arrangements of local authorities, absence of quarantine, lack of money and medicaments, necessity to suspend pilgrimage; public health situation. Sender: Russian consul general in Jerusalem A.G. Yakovlev Recipient: Russian foreign ministry.

Report and extracts from brochure about Orthodox rising in Palestine (conflicts between Greek community and local Orthodox population); election to Mixed council in Orthodox Patriarchate, discussion of its activity in press; charity, schools, moods in Orthodox community. Sender: acting Russian consul general in Jerusalem V. Antipov Recipient: First (Asian) department of the Russian foreign ministry.

Report and translation of telegram; governor Madjid-Bey cancelled delivering of identification documents (red tezkere) to Jews because of complaints about abuses. Central administration makes concessions to Jews, but wants to reduce Jewish immigration. Sender: Russian consul general in Jerusalem A.F. Kruglov Recipient: First (Asian) department of the Russian foreign ministry.

Bulletin for foreign commerce, import in Palestine, import from Russia (flour, wood), amount and prices. Sender: Russian Ministry of Commerce and Industry Recipient: .

Report; juridical status of independent schools founded by Ottoman and foreign private persons according to governor's and Academic council's authorization, Ottoman authorities survey teachers and programmes. In reality, foreign schools are beyond control, they have sultan's firman. Conflict between schools and local representatives of Ottoman Ministry of Public Instruction, discussion about exemption from military service for teachers with Ottoman nationality. Sender: acting Russian consul general in Jerusalem V. Antipov Recipient: First (Asian) department of the Russian foreign ministry.

Director of "Banque Commerciale de Palestine" Selim Ayub had concession for production of phosphate, sulphur, mineral pitch, petroleum in the area between Dead Sea and Bethlehem; military situation, Orthodox community, Ottoman administration, violations of Russian subjects' rights in tribunal, public security, increasing crime, 50 supplementary police agents, Russian church on Mount Carmel. Sender: Russian consul general in Jerusalem A.F. Kruglov Recipient: First (Asian) department of the Russian foreign ministry.

Copy of report to Embassy and 3 annexes; railway in Jaffa, statistics on passengers (by nationality) and merchandises for 1905-1908, profit and expenses of railway, history of railway administration, vehicles, tariffs, prospect of new branch lines. Sender: Russian consul general in Jerusalem A.F. Kruglov Recipient: First (Asian) department of the Russian foreign ministry.

This is a huge fonds, including more than 90000 units and described by 173 inventories. A number of sections deal with Republic of Turkey and Near East, including topics such as trade, archaeology, water supply and sewer system.

The fonds contains materials of the former State Main, and of St. Petersburg Main Archives : the gathered documents result from the activity of structural institutions of the central apparatus of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and of the Collegium of Foreign Affairs, and of consular and diplomatic offices abroad; most part of them date back to 1800-1885.
The collection is divided into five artificial ranks, which are divided into families. Documents are then organised according topics.
In the first rank (a significant part of it is closed for researchers) a great number of documents are connected with Jerusalem, including:
I-1 catalogue 12. All-respectful reports on the affairs in Turkey, Greece, Egypt, Serbia (1822-1879).
I-1 catalogue 19. Highly confirmed projects of messages on issues in the Middle East (1816-1855).
I-9 catalogue 8. Materials on commissioning diplomatic envoys (in Turkey, as well), information on the events in Turkey, materials on the clergy, and ecclesiastic affairs. Notes, and memos. Materials on construction of the railways, and telegraph (1774-1905).
I-10 catalogue 28. Printed copies of agreements, conventions, treaties (especially with Turkey).
Many documents on Palestine are kept in the Second Rank (1763-1900), including:
II-3 catalogue 34. Russian trade exchanges with countries of the Middle East, reports of consulates, and the general situation in the consulates (1783-1869).
II-3 catalogue 35. Russian trade exchanges with countries of the Middle East, reports of consulates, and the general situation in the consulates (1869-1896).
II-9 catalogue 46. Spiritual affairs, monastic properties, Russian pilgrims in Palestine.
II-9 catalogue 83. Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem.
II-10 catalogue 49. Trip of Prof. Pomialovsky to Palestine (1864-1891).
IV-10 catalogue 129. Private messages of administrator of the Consulate in Jerusalem, on the situation in Jerusalem (1801-1879).
IV-16 catalogue 134. On the protection of rights of Orthodox clergy at the East by the Russian government.
IV-18 catalogue 137. A project of arranging the water-supply system in Jerusalem.