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Report; on 23 June - 16 July visit in Jerusalem of head of Moscow Ecclesiastical Academy bishop Arseny with 2 professors and 10 students; in Jerusalem smoking is permitted everywhere, even in Patriarchate; bishop is discontented because of a cool reception; public habits. Sender: Russian consul general in Jerusalem A.G. Yakovlev; Recipient: Russian ambassador in Constantinople I.A. Zinoviev.

Report; violation of foreigners' rights, interrogations in police in absence of consulate's dragoman, forgery of documents, predecessors of actual governor preferred impose an administrative fine upon Russian pilgrims, it provoked abusive utilization of penalties, even imprisonment. Consul asks to prohibit interrogations in police in absence of consulate's dragoman and searches without consul's authorization; foreigners' rights, police. Sender: Russian consul general in Jerusalem A.G. Yakovlev; Recipient: Russian ambassador in Constantinople I.A. Zinoviev.

9 documents; violation of extraterritoriality, identical verbal note, governor Rushdi-Effendi wants to abolish diplomatic immunity, protest. Sender: Russian consul general in Jerusalem, Russian Ambassador in Constantinople, Jerusalem governor, other consuls in Jerusalem; Recipient: .

fol. 178-179v: About request to advance payment of allowance for the first and second half-year because of important debts to Muslims and banker Berkheim (more than 1300 gold liras); creditors menace to turn Christians out of the houses; Greek clergy incites Muslims creditors; charity.

fol. 211-215: About Arabic community's requests; local administration.

fol. 49-50v : from Grand Vizier to governor of Jerusalem; translation of a letter; arrangements regarding the reconstruction of the Holy Sepulchre's Dome (Russian date 1862-09-09).

fol 39-49v: About an arrest because of the nonsubmission to the new Greek Patriarch; religious situation.

fol. 217-219: About religious situation.

Copy of verbal note and notice; Sultan recognizes 87 RIPPO's schools in Syria and Palestine, foundation of schools and charitable institutions in Palestine by other countries, since 1881 RIPPO founds charitable institutions for Orthodox population. Sender: Sublime Porte; Recipient: Russian Embassy in Constantinople.

fol. 107-107v : from Russian consul in Jerusalem V. F. Kojevnikov to Russian minister in Constantinople N. P. Ignatiev; telegram; skirmish between Orthodox community and soldiers because of the excommunication of Jerusalem's Patriarch Cyrille; religious situation (Russian date 1872-12-16).