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report and timetable; in 1909 Committee "Union and Progress" founded New Ottoman college for all nationalities and religions, financed by donations, foreign consulate's aid and college fee. Programme: Turkish, Arabian, French languages, geography, history, arithmetic, gymnastics, no religious education. Population imposed religious education, college administration accepted. 80 students, including 25 Muslims, 2 Jews, others are Orthodox. English and French consulates and local authorities didn't support college, teachers are bad paid, one third of students leaved it; moral conflicts in society; public education. Sender: Russian consul general in Jerusalem A.F. Kruglov; Recipient: Russian Ambassador in Constantinople N.V. Charykov.

Report; 9 monks from French Passionists order persecuted in France live in Jaffa and want to by a lot in Jerusalem for making religious propaganda among Arabs, historical notice about Passionists; religious propaganda. Sender: acting Russian consul general in Jerusalem V.G. Jukovsky; Recipient: Russian ambassador in Constantinople I.A. Zinoviev.

report and petition; monk (ex-noble Vasily Karlovich Kleinik) asks permit for exercise of herbal medicine and homeopathy, he has 20 commendations and a certificate of Russian medical department with right to practice medicine free of charge, because he hasn't medical diploma. Resolution: in Ottoman Empire only persons with medical or pharmaceutical diploma can practice medicine. Sender: Russian consul general in Jerusalem A.G. Yakovlev; Recipient: Russian Embassy in Constantinople.

Report; during last 6 months from Persia to Jerusalem came 200 Jews, they want to settle down but local community and governor are against it. Arrest and menace of expulsion, protection by the chief rabbi and Alliance Israelite who promise to pay their return to Persia; Jewish immigration. Sender: Russian consul general in Jerusalem S.V. Arseniev; Recipient: Russian ambassador in Constantinople A.I. Nelidov.

Report and notice; 365 Circassians come to Palestine with an Ottoman boat, they will be placed in Nablus in 18 hours' distance from Jerusalem. Russian consul forecasts dangers for Russian pilgrims because of Circassians who pillage and murder pilgrims. Necessity to install them far from areas visited by pilgrims; public security. Sender: acting Russian consul in Jerusalem V.A. Maximov; Recipient: Russian ambassador in Constantinople A.I. Nelidov.

Report about 700 recruits sent from Jerusalem to Hauran, unsuccessful war against Druses, Ottoman army needs reinforcement, actually Jerusalem mutesariflik has only 2 battalions; military forces, wars. Sender: Russian consul general in Jerusalem S.V. Arseniev; Recipient: Russian ambassador in Constantinople A.I. Nelidov.

Office and translation of governor's note; 6% increase of military, land, decimals, cattle taxes and temettu; question about paying or not of these taxes, other consulates protest but do nothing; taxes. Sender: Russian consul general in Jerusalem A.G. Yakovlev; Recipient: Russian Embassy in Constantinople.

Report; after opening of railway road Jaffa-Jerusalem is dangerous because of brigands, order to Russian pilgrims to use railway; transport, public security. Sender: Russian consul general in Jerusalem S.V. Arseniev; Recipient: Russian ambassador in Constantinople A.I. Nelidov.

Report; Armenian Catholics ask for subvention for the reconstruction of their Church. They want to collect donations in Russia, consul sends their request to the ambassador and then to Russian Synod; charity for Armenians. Sender: Russian consul in Jerusalem V.F. Kojevnikov; Recipient: Russian ambassador in Constantinople A.I. Nelidov.

Report; conflict between Catholics and Orthodox because of the violation of status-quo in eptakаmaron in Holy Sepulchre, role of French consulate in religious conflicts, Jerusalem governor supports Catholics. Sender: Russian consul in Jerusalem V.F. Kojevnikov; Recipient: Russian ambassador in Constantinople A.I. Nelidov.