Επιστολή του <Ε.Βενιζέλου> προς τον <Dr.R.Burrows> σχετικά με τη διερεύνηση των γεγονότων που συνέβησαν ανάμεσα σε Έλληνες και Τούρκους στη Σμύρνη.

even cooperated with the populace. This last possibility however, would be a case of rarest exception. The special enquiry which will now be carried out by Col. Mazarakis, will bring to light the whole truth, and I believe that apart from isolated cases of failure which will be established, the conduct of our Army has not been unworthy of that of a civilized nation. Of course, no one questions the fact that the conduct of the Hellenic Army, after the incidents of the first two days, has been beyond reproach. In fact, when the Greek battalion occupying Pergamos, was attacked by vastly superior forces and after heavy losses was obliged to evacuate the city and retreat toward Menemeni, the Greek soldiers who were weary from their journey and in an excited mental condition, were traitorously attacked on entering Menemeni by Turkish irregulars from inside the city; the Turks therefore, spread the news that the Greek Army, in revenge, killed 2000 of them, whereas from the preliminary enquiry which followed this incident, M.Stergiadis cabled to me that as a result of the unprovoked attack of the Turks against our Army, 40 Turks in all were killed and thirty wounded. (Annex C). The final results of the enquiry bring the number of Turkish dead down to 17 and the number of the wounded down to 20. From the same cable you will also be acquainted with the rigorous measures taken by the Greek authorities against the Christian population of Menemeni, who taking advantage of the state of disorder, started looting Turkish property. At the moment of writing, my attention has been drawn to the news published in Italian papers, according to which our Army in evacuating the city of Aidin has burned the Turkish quarter of that city. I am therefore asking Smyrna for full information regarding this news by cable, and in the meantime