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.
(UK-AÖ) 10.08.2004