Patriarchate-Catholicosate / Patrikhane-Katogigosluk
This binder consists of copies of letters that were either sent by Catholicos Sahak Efendi or that were sent to him. A large percentage of the letters were sent to Cemal Pasha, the Patriarchate, the Governor General of Adana and the District Governor of Kozan. There are 26 records in the 24 files.
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Patriarchate 01
Krikor Guerguerian
Reports on the incidents that have occurred in one month in the regions of the delegates of Bitlis, Siirt ve Mus [Muş].
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Patriarchate 02
Krikor Guerguerian
The Catholicos has been unable to get used to the weather in Damascus and hopes to reside in another part of Syria.
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Patriarchate 04
Krikor Guerguerian
When Cemal Pasha arrives in Aleppo [Halep] soon, he will be meeting with the Catholicos.
Subjects are whether the Armenians who have been deported have had their lives or properties assaulted. If this has occurred, the incidents should be communicated and that whatever assistance and support possible will be extended, and that he hopes to meet in Aleppo [Halep].
He is ready to act on the authority bestowed upon him regarding any assaults on the property, lives or honor of Armenians who have been sent away due to the deportation.
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Patriarchate 06
Krikor Guerguerian
In order to manage the properties of the Catholicosate a letter was sent to Mejrikian Yaver Kirkor Efendi; a request that all assistance be extended to him.
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Patriarchate 07
Krikor Guerguerian
Letter to Yaver Kirkor Mejrikian Efendi which asks about the assets of the Catholicosate.
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Patriarchate 08
Krikor Guerguerian
The deportation must end otherwise, the mountains and deserts are going to become the burial grounds of Armenians.
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Patriarchate 09
Krikor Guerguerian
During the harvest season, more than sixty Armenians have been arrested. The news that they counter-attacked is incorrect and the application is for their pardon.
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Patriarchate 10
Krikor Guerguerian
Three thousand pairs of socks that were fabricated for the Army need to be picked up from Father Artin Efendi, the Armenian delegate from Aleppo [Halep].
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Patriarchate 11
Krikor Guerguerian
The fugitives of Zeytun who turned themselves in, on the advice and promise of the extension of a pardon, were transported to Marash [Marash [Maraş]] just at the time of the suspicious death of Sergeant Nazaret Yenidunyaian; permission to have his remains taken to church for the religious rites were declined.
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Patriarchate 12
Krikor Guerguerian
About how Husain Husnu [Husain [Hüseyin] Hüsnü], County Executive of Zeytun and Gendarmerie Captain Suleiman [Süleyman] Bey engaged in atrocities in Zeytun and the surrounding villages by committing crimes like letting people starve and beating them.
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Patriarchate 13
Krikor Guerguerian
Those who were deported from Hachin [Haçin] were able to reach Aleppo [Halep] in twelve days but they were starving and dying of thirst during the journey. They were not provided with provisions and their properties were stolen.
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Patriarchate 14
Krikor Guerguerian
He has no money but when he acquires some he will immediately pay back the sum he is requesting.
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Patriarchate 15
Krikor Guerguerian
The orders of the Ministry have been received. During the proceedings, there were no fights and therefore he requests that they act as a mediator to request the pardon of all the arrested.
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Patriarchate 16
Krikor Guerguerian
Despite the fact that Spiritual Leaders do not need to provide seals and official or Hejaz stamps when sending telegrams, as is the case with state officials, these were demanded in downtown Aleppo [Halep].
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Patriarchate 17
Krikor Guerguerian
A response to the telegram dated 25 October [12 Teşrin-i evvel] 1914 had not been received, the prosecutions continue, some of the suspects and witnesses have again been transported from Zeytun to Marash [Maraş].
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Patriarchate 18
Krikor Guerguerian
He states that during these days filled with crisis, he has continually given advice to the community within his spiritual jurisdiction and urged that the loyalty of the Armenian nation be to the state and that they provide assistance.
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Patriarchate 19
Krikor Guerguerian
In this document which has the characteristics of a report, he states that while weapons that are not even illegal have been collected from Armenians, the same has not been done of the Muslims, that the priests have been insulted and attacked and a village was entirely ransacked purportedly for the purpose of searching for thieves. The Governor of Kozan made statements that violated the brotherhood between two nations when sending the detainees from Zeytun to Marash [Maraş]. He made a show of the suspects and when an arrested Armenian was intentionally killed after being tortured, religious rites were not allowed to be performed on him.
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Patriarchate 20
Krikor Guerguerian
Suleiman [Süleyman] Efendi, a former Lieutenant of the Gendarmerie Regiment of Erzurum describes how he helped the Christians and Armenians both before the deportation in the East and during the deportation in Erzurum and its surroundings. He requests help from the Patriarchate.
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Patriarchate 21
Krikor Guerguerian
The banishment of the people within his spiritual jurisdiction has caused him to feel like the buried dead and that he prays for mercy and that women, children and the infirm will be spared from being sent away.
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Patriarchate 22
Krikor Guerguerian
The Armenian nation has always demonstrated its loyalty to the Ottoman state [and] they are depending on the justice of the state to handle the few foolhardy individuals who have arisen amongst them.
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Patriarchate 23
Krikor Guerguerian
Even if in the past there have been instances of oppression justified or not, the Armenians have always been treated well by the Ottoman state and by Turks. If they wanted, they [Turks] could have destroyed us but they showed affection. The true enemy are the Russians and the Patriarchate has done nothing about the "committee" even though they are aware of it.
