Anadolu Agency, Turkey
Aug 10 2004

Third Volume Of Armenian-french Relations In Ottoman Documents
Published

ANKARA – The Prime Ministry Directorate General of State Archives
published the third volume of the book entitled ”Armenian-French
Relations in Ottoman Documents”.

The book includes a number of documents proving collaboration of
Armenian people with France against Turks between 1920 and 1922.

Prime Ministry State Archives Director General Yusuf Sarinay
undertook project management of the book.

The book also includes a number of documents both in French and
Ottoman languages proving extreme maltreatment committed by Armenians
who were among French soldiers against civilians in the places
occupied by French soldiers.

Among the documents, there is an urgent telegraph about killing of
two Muslim woodcutters by Armenian soldiers in southern province of
Maras.

The book also gives place to several documents saying that Armenian
soldiers attacked Muslim civilians in southern provinces of Antep,
Urfa and Maras.