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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. 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).

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).

Report; paying of vergu tax for 4 immobility registered as Russian government property, impossibility to pay tax for military needs (6% of vergu), revaluation fee, German consulate refuses to pay vergu, but probably will pay it secretly; taxes. Sender: Russian consul general in Jerusalem A.G. Yakovlev; Recipient: Russian ambassador in Constantinople I.A. Zinoviev.

Order; RIPPO and Russian Ecclesiastical Mission have to pay taxes (vergu) for properties not qualified as charitable institutions, the lot for asylum must be exempted, transferring of this question to Russian Embassy in Constantinople; taxes, charitable institutions. Sender: Russian Embassy in Constantinople; Recipient: Russian general consulate in Jerusalem.

Report; in consequence of planted letters in Ottoman administration Muslims think that Armenians will blow up Mosque of Omar; night guards in mosque are reinforced, Armenians can enter in Palestine only if they have a special attestation that they will not live their and don't have problems with police; Armenian problem. Sender: Russian consul general in Jerusalem S.V. Arseniev; Recipient: Russian ambassador in Constantinople A.I. Nelidov.

fol. 1-6 : from Russian consul in Jerusalem V. F. Kojevnikov to Russian minister in Constantinople N. P. Ignatiev; secret report; setting up of the invalidation of the excommunication of ex-Patriarch Cyrille; religious situation.