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Telegram from E. Venizelos to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding his discussion with the English Minister of Foreign Affairs on the issue of reparations to Turkey from Greece.

173.036.54 · 1923 Μάρτιος 27 · Ελληνική · machine-generated, not reviewed

Archivist's abstract & metadata

Title (el): Τηλεγράφημα του Ε.Βενιζέλου προς το Υπουργείο Εξωτερικών σχετικά με τη συζήτηση που είχε με τον Άγγλο Υπουργό Εξωτερικών για το ζήτημα των αποζημιώσεων της Τουρκίας από την Ελλάδα.
Archivist's abstract: Reports on the discussion with the British Foreign Minister about the resumption of the negotiations, which will most probably take place at Lausanne, and chiefly about the most difficult question, that of the indemnities demanded by Turkey from Greece.
Document type: Τηλεγράφημα
Original/copy: Σχέδιο
Place received: Αθήνα
Senders: Βενιζέλος Ελευθέριος Κ. 1864-1936
Recipients: Υπουργείο Εξωτερικών της Ελλάδας
Mentioned: Curzon, George Nathaniel- Marquis of Kedleston, Υπουργός των Εξωτερικών της Βρετανίας- 1859-1925 · Τουρκία
Keywords: Σχέσεις της Ελλάδας με την Τουρκία · Συνδιάσκεψη ειρήνης της Λωζάννης (1922-1923)
Subjects: Διεθνείς σχέσεις Ειρήνη · Ιδιοκτησία Αποζημιώσεις
Source: https://venizelosarchives.gr/show/11536 · Europeana
Licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ · Accessed 2026-11-09

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Original text (diplomatic transcription)

OCR: needs review · claude/opus · Agreement of two readings 0.90

ποζημιώσεων ὅπως ρυθμισθῇ δι' ἰδιαιτέρων συνεννοήσεων Ἑλλάδος καὶ Τουρκίας. Τοιαύτη λύσις βεβαίως δὲν εἶναι ἐνθαρρυντικὴ ἀλλὰ δὲν ἀπο- […] ἡ […] ὅτι αἱ Δυνάμεις ἐὰν συμφωνήσουν μετὰ Τουρκίας ἐπὶ λοιπῶν σημείων θὰ ἀρνηθῶσιν ὑπογραφὴν εἰρήνης […] ἕνεκα ζητήματος ἀποζημιώσεων ἢ πο- σοῦ […] […] ἐπι- λήψεων μου […] […] […] […] μου. Βενιζέλος

Stamps and notes

letterhead Ritz Hotel. Piccadilly. London, W. 1. left margin, printed in green, running vertically
letterhead RITZ HOTEL LONDON left margin, printed green crest with lion
letterhead TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS RITZOTEL LONDON left margin, printed in green, vertical, beside the crest
stamp ΜΠΗ lower right, circular grey Benaki Museum collection stamp

Uncertain readings

ὅπως line 1, second word; could also be ὅσον
ρυθμισθῇ line 1, last word; tentative reading
ἀπο- line 4, end of line; word divided across lines 4–5, reading uncertain
… line 5, first word (ending in -σει), continuation of the divided word; illegible
… line 5, word after ἡ; illegible (possibly a noun followed by μου)
λοιπῶν line 7, second word
θὰ line 7, short word before the last word; tentative
ἀρνηθῶσιν line 7, last word; tentative
ὑπογραφὴν line 8, first word; tentative
… line 8, a word struck through by the writer; illegible under the deletion
ἕνεκα line 8, last word, after the deleted word
ζητήματος line 9, first word; tentative
σοῦ line 10, first syllables, continuation of πο-; tentative
… line 10, two words illegible; there is a caret or insertion mark between them
ἐπι- line 10, end of line, word divided across lines 10–11
λήψεων line 11, first word; tentative
… line 11, three words after μου illegible
… line 12, first word illegible
Βενιζέλος signature; cursive, read from the expected signatory and letter shapes

Demotic Greek

αποζημιώσεων ώστε να ρυθμιστεί με ιδιαίτερες συνεννοήσεις Ελλάδας και Τουρκίας. Μια τέτοια λύση βέβαια δεν είναι ενθαρρυντική, αλλά δεν απο-[…] η […] ότι οι Δυνάμεις, αν συμφωνήσουν με την Τουρκία για τα υπόλοιπα σημεία, θα αρνηθούν την υπογραφή της ειρήνης […] εξαιτίας του ζητήματος των αποζημιώσεων ή του ποσού […] […] επι-λήψεων μου […] […] […] […] μου. Βενιζέλος

Turkish

tazminatların düzenlenmesi için Yunanistan ile Türkiye arasında özel görüşmeler yoluyla. Böyle bir çözüm elbette cesaret verici değildir, ancak […] […] […] değil ki Devletler, eğer Türkiye ile diğer noktalar üzerinde anlaşırlarsa o takdirde barış imzasını […] tazminat meselesi ya da miktarı yüzünden reddedeceklerdir […] […] […] […] benim […] […] […] […] benim. Venizelos

English

of indemnities so that it be settled by separate understandings between Greece and Turkey. Such a solution is certainly not encouraging, but it is not ruled out […] the […] that the Powers, if they agree with Turkey on the remaining points, will refuse the signature of peace […] on account of the question of indemnities or of the amount […] […] views my […] […] […] […] my. Venizelos

Open issues

p.	Kind	Language	Text	Detail
	abstract_mismatch		αγγλο	names in the archivist's title or abstract not found in the transcription
2	uncertain_reading		ὅπως	line 1, second word; could also be ὅσον
2	uncertain_reading		ρυθμισθῇ	line 1, last word; tentative reading
2	uncertain_reading		ἀπο-	line 4, end of line; word divided across lines 4–5, reading uncertain
2	uncertain_reading		…	line 5, first word (ending in -σει), continuation of the divided word; illegible
2	uncertain_reading		…	line 5, word after ἡ; illegible (possibly a noun followed by μου)
2	uncertain_reading		λοιπῶν	line 7, second word
2	uncertain_reading		θὰ	line 7, short word before the last word; tentative
2	uncertain_reading		ἀρνηθῶσιν	line 7, last word; tentative
2	uncertain_reading		ὑπογραφὴν	line 8, first word; tentative
2	uncertain_reading		…	line 8, a word struck through by the writer; illegible under the deletion
2	uncertain_reading		ἕνεκα	line 8, last word, after the deleted word
2	uncertain_reading		ζητήματος	line 9, first word; tentative
2	uncertain_reading		σοῦ	line 10, first syllables, continuation of πο-; tentative
2	uncertain_reading		…	line 10, two words illegible; there is a caret or insertion mark between them
2	uncertain_reading		ἐπι-	line 10, end of line, word divided across lines 10–11
2	uncertain_reading		λήψεων	line 11, first word; tentative
2	uncertain_reading		…	line 11, three words after μου illegible
2	uncertain_reading		…	line 12, first word illegible
2	uncertain_reading		Βενιζέλος	signature; cursive, read from the expected signatory and letter shapes
2	ocr_review			confidence 0.30; 22 uncertain spans in 53 words; agreement of two readings 0.90
2	translation_uncertain_source	el	ἀπο- […] ἡ […]	Η φράση «δὲν ⟦ἀπο-⟧ ⟦…⟧ ἡ ⟦…⟧ ὅτι αἱ Δυνάμεις …» είναι ελλιπής· πιθανόν «δεν αποκλείεται / δεν αποκρύπτω την ανησυχία ότι…», αλλά δεν μπορεί να καθοριστεί με βεβαιότητα.
2	translation_uncertain_source	el	ἢ πο-σοῦ […] […] ἐπι-λήψεων μου	Το τέλος του τηλεγραφήματος είναι σε μεγάλο βαθμό δυσανάγνωστο. Το «ἐπιλήψεων» (;) είναι αμφίβολη ανάγνωση, ίσως «επιλήψεων/ενεργειών μου»· το νόημα της τελευταίας πρότασης δεν είναι σίγουρο.
2	translation_uncertain_source	tr	ἀπο-	Bölünmüş bir sözcüğün ilk parçası; olasılıkla 'ἀποκλείεται' (hariç tutulamaz) ama kesin değildir. Bu nedenle çeviride ⟦…⟧ olarak bırakıldı.
2	translation_uncertain_source	tr	ἐπι-λήψεων μου	Okunuşu ve anlamı belirsiz (belki 'ἐπιλήψεων' ya da başka bir sözcük); güvenle çevrilemediği için ⟦…⟧ olarak bırakıldı.
2	translation_uncertain_source	tr	ρυθμισθῇ δι' ἰδιαιτέρων συνεννοήσεων	'ὅπως' bağlacı belirsiz bir okuma; 'düzenlenmesi için' biçiminde çevrildi.
2	translation_uncertain_source	tr	θὰ ἀρνηθῶσιν	'ἐὰν ... θὰ' dizilimi koşul-sonuç yapısı olarak yorumlandı; ⟦θὰ⟧ için 'o takdirde' kullanıldı.
2	translation_uncertain_source	en	ποζημιώσεων	The page begins with a truncated word, with the initial 'α' missing. It is restored as '[α]ποζημιώσεων' (indemnities) and continues the sentence from the end of page 1 ('the question of indemnities'). The 'of' is supplied from the genitive case.
2	translation_uncertain_source	en	δὲν ἀπο- […] ἡ	Only the prefix 'ἀπο-' is legible. It is probably a form of 'ἀποκλείεται' ('is ruled out'), giving 'it is not ruled out that the Powers...', but this is conjectural.
2	translation_uncertain_source	en	ἢ πο- σοῦ	Word split across lines; read as 'ποσοῦ' ('of the amount'), i.e. 'indemnities or the amount [of them]'. The rest of the sentence is largely illegible.
2	translation_uncertain_source	en	ἐπι- λήψεων μου	The word split across lines reads 'ἐπιλήψεων', which is not a natural form in this context ('seizures'). It may be a misreading of 'ἀντιλήψεων' ('views'), so 'views' is offered tentatively, giving 'my views'.

Kind

Language

Text

Detail

abstract_mismatch

αγγλο

names in the archivist's title or abstract not found in the transcription

uncertain_reading

ὅπως

line 1, second word; could also be ὅσον

uncertain_reading

ρυθμισθῇ

line 1, last word; tentative reading

uncertain_reading

ἀπο-

line 4, end of line; word divided across lines 4–5, reading uncertain

uncertain_reading

…

line 5, first word (ending in -σει), continuation of the divided word; illegible

uncertain_reading

…

line 5, word after ἡ; illegible (possibly a noun followed by μου)

uncertain_reading

λοιπῶν

line 7, second word

uncertain_reading

θὰ

line 7, short word before the last word; tentative

uncertain_reading

ἀρνηθῶσιν

line 7, last word; tentative

uncertain_reading

ὑπογραφὴν

line 8, first word; tentative

uncertain_reading

…

line 8, a word struck through by the writer; illegible under the deletion

uncertain_reading

ἕνεκα

line 8, last word, after the deleted word

uncertain_reading

ζητήματος

line 9, first word; tentative

uncertain_reading

σοῦ

line 10, first syllables, continuation of πο-; tentative

uncertain_reading

…

line 10, two words illegible; there is a caret or insertion mark between them

uncertain_reading

ἐπι-

line 10, end of line, word divided across lines 10–11

uncertain_reading

λήψεων

line 11, first word; tentative

uncertain_reading

…

line 11, three words after μου illegible

uncertain_reading

…

line 12, first word illegible

uncertain_reading

Βενιζέλος

signature; cursive, read from the expected signatory and letter shapes

ocr_review

confidence 0.30; 22 uncertain spans in 53 words; agreement of two readings 0.90

translation_uncertain_source

ἀπο- […] ἡ […]

Η φράση «δὲν ⟦ἀπο-⟧ ⟦…⟧ ἡ ⟦…⟧ ὅτι αἱ Δυνάμεις …» είναι ελλιπής· πιθανόν «δεν αποκλείεται / δεν αποκρύπτω την ανησυχία ότι…», αλλά δεν μπορεί να καθοριστεί με βεβαιότητα.

translation_uncertain_source

ἢ πο-σοῦ […] […] ἐπι-λήψεων μου

Το τέλος του τηλεγραφήματος είναι σε μεγάλο βαθμό δυσανάγνωστο. Το «ἐπιλήψεων» (;) είναι αμφίβολη ανάγνωση, ίσως «επιλήψεων/ενεργειών μου»· το νόημα της τελευταίας πρότασης δεν είναι σίγουρο.

translation_uncertain_source

ἀπο-

Bölünmüş bir sözcüğün ilk parçası; olasılıkla 'ἀποκλείεται' (hariç tutulamaz) ama kesin değildir. Bu nedenle çeviride ⟦…⟧ olarak bırakıldı.

translation_uncertain_source

ἐπι-λήψεων μου

Okunuşu ve anlamı belirsiz (belki 'ἐπιλήψεων' ya da başka bir sözcük); güvenle çevrilemediği için ⟦…⟧ olarak bırakıldı.

translation_uncertain_source

ρυθμισθῇ δι' ἰδιαιτέρων συνεννοήσεων

'ὅπως' bağlacı belirsiz bir okuma; 'düzenlenmesi için' biçiminde çevrildi.

translation_uncertain_source

θὰ ἀρνηθῶσιν

'ἐὰν ... θὰ' dizilimi koşul-sonuç yapısı olarak yorumlandı; ⟦θὰ⟧ için 'o takdirde' kullanıldı.

translation_uncertain_source

ποζημιώσεων

The page begins with a truncated word, with the initial 'α' missing. It is restored as '[α]ποζημιώσεων' (indemnities) and continues the sentence from the end of page 1 ('the question of indemnities'). The 'of' is supplied from the genitive case.

translation_uncertain_source

δὲν ἀπο- […] ἡ

Only the prefix 'ἀπο-' is legible. It is probably a form of 'ἀποκλείεται' ('is ruled out'), giving 'it is not ruled out that the Powers...', but this is conjectural.

translation_uncertain_source

ἢ πο- σοῦ

Word split across lines; read as 'ποσοῦ' ('of the amount'), i.e. 'indemnities or the amount [of them]'. The rest of the sentence is largely illegible.

translation_uncertain_source

ἐπι- λήψεων μου

The word split across lines reads 'ἐπιλήψεων', which is not a natural form in this context ('seizures'). It may be a misreading of 'ἀντιλήψεων' ('views'), so 'views' is offered tentatively, giving 'my views'.