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Letter from Evr. Mavropoulos to E. Venizelos asking him to take an interest in the question of the Greek currant, setting out the reasons why the channelling of Greek currants into England has become problematic and why he himself is remaining in London.

173.389.020 · 1932 Ιανουάριος 29 · el · machine-generated, not reviewed

Archivist's abstract & metadata

Title (el): Επιστολή του Ευρ.Μαυρόπουλου προς τον Ε.Βενιζέλο με την οποία του ζητεί να ενδιαφερθεί για το ζήτημα της ελληνικής σταφίδας, αναφέρει τους λόγους για τους οποίους η διοχέτευση της ελληνικής σταφίδας στην Αγγλία έχει καταστεί προβληματική και για ποιούς λόγους παραμένει ο ίδιος στο Λονδίνο.
Archivist's abstract: Letter dated London, 29 January 1932, from the Aigion currant merchant Evr. Mavropoulos to Eleftherios Venizelos. Taking advantage of Venizelos's presence in London, he asks him to extend his interest to the position and future of the Greek currant in England, an important source of foreign exchange for Greece. He attributes the heavy losses of Greek currant exporters and the ruin of the Aigion merchants in the current year chiefly to the fall of the pound from the gold standard. He lists the further adverse factors: the weakening of Greek export trade, Australian competition, the 'Buy british' movement, the poor quality of the currant, and credit anxiety arising from the retrenchment of English capital. He foresees that even half the former quantity will be difficult to sell in England next year. Though himself ruined, he has remained in London for two months at his own expense to study the matter and intends to prolong his stay in order to see the situation settle.
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Original text (diplomatic transcription)

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λούκιων καταστάσει. Ἐπὶ τούτοις εὐαρεστήθητε παρακαλῶ , Κύριε Πρόεδρε, νὰ δεχθῆτε τὴν ἔκφρασιν τῆς ἀπείρου ἐκ- τιμήσεως καὶ τοῦ βαθυτάτου πρὸς Ὑμᾶς σεβασμοῦ μου Εὐρ Μαυρόπουλος Λονδῖνον 29.Ἰανουαρ.1932 4. Westbourne Crescent – W.2. Εὐριπ. Μαυρόπουλος σταφιδέμπορος – Αἴγιον.

Stamps and notes

other 6 top centre, handwritten page number, underlined
stamp ΜΠΗ bottom right, circular Benaki Museum stamp

Uncertain readings

⟦λούκιων⟧ First word on the page, probably continuing the sentence from page 5. The letter forms are ambiguous (κ/υ/ν), so the reading is doubtful.
⟦Εὐρ Μαυρόπουλος⟧ Flourished signature with an underline. Read with the help of the name written out below it. Any punctuation after 'Εὐρ' is unclear.
καταστάσει. The ending '-σει' and the accent position are not certain.
εὐαρεστήθητε Breathings and accents in this handwriting are small and partly ambiguous throughout the page.

Demotic Greek

λούκιων κατάσταση. Επί τούτοις, ευαρεστηθείτε παρακαλώ, Κύριε Πρόεδρε, να δεχθείτε την έκφραση της άπειρης εκτίμησης και του βαθύτατου προς εσάς σεβασμού μου Ευρ Μαυρόπουλος Λονδίνο 29 Ιανουαρ[ίου] 1932 4. Westbourne Crescent – W.2. Ευριπ. Μαυρόπουλος σταφιδέμπορος – Αίγιο.

Turkish

durumda bulunmaktadır. Bu vesileyle, Sayın Başkan, sonsuz takdirimin ve size duyduğum en derin saygının ifadesini kabul etmeye lütfetmenizi rica ederim. Evr. Mavropulos Londra, 29 Ocak 1932 4. Westbourne Crescent – W.2. Evripidis Mavropulos kuru üzüm tüccarı – Aigion.

English

[…] state. With this, Mr President, I beg you to be pleased to accept the expression of my infinite esteem and my deepest respect toward you. Evr. Mavropoulos London 29 January 1932 4. Westbourne Crescent – W.2. Evrip[ides] Mavropoulos currant merchant – Aigion.

Open issues

p.	Kind	Language	Text	Detail
6	uncertain_reading		λούκιων	First word on the page, probably continuing the sentence from page 5. The letter forms are ambiguous (κ/υ/ν), so the reading is doubtful.
6	uncertain_reading		Εὐρ Μαυρόπουλος	Flourished signature with an underline. Read with the help of the name written out below it. Any punctuation after 'Εὐρ' is unclear.
6	uncertain_reading		καταστάσει.	The ending '-σει' and the accent position are not certain.
6	uncertain_reading		εὐαρεστήθητε	Breathings and accents in this handwriting are small and partly ambiguous throughout the page.
6	translation_abbreviation	el	Εὐρ / Εὐριπ.	Το μικρό όνομα του υπογράφοντος είναι πιθανότατα Ευριπίδης, αλλά δεν αναπτύχθηκε με βεβαιότητα.
6	translation_abbreviation	tr	Εὐρ Μαυρόπουλος	Εὐρ[ιπίδης] — alttaki 'Εὐριπ. Μαυρόπουλος' yazımından hareketle 'Evr[ipidis]' olarak açılmıştır; imza belirsiz okumadır.
6	translation_abbreviation	tr	Εὐριπ.	Εὐριπ[ίδης] — Evripidis.
6	translation_abbreviation	en	Εὐριπ.	Expanded as Evrip[ides] on the basis of the usual Greek name for which this abbreviation stands; the catalogue title gives only 'Ευρ.' Mavropoulos.

Kind

Language

Text

Detail

uncertain_reading

λούκιων

First word on the page, probably continuing the sentence from page 5. The letter forms are ambiguous (κ/υ/ν), so the reading is doubtful.

uncertain_reading

Εὐρ Μαυρόπουλος

Flourished signature with an underline. Read with the help of the name written out below it. Any punctuation after 'Εὐρ' is unclear.

uncertain_reading

καταστάσει.

The ending '-σει' and the accent position are not certain.

uncertain_reading

εὐαρεστήθητε

Breathings and accents in this handwriting are small and partly ambiguous throughout the page.

translation_abbreviation

Εὐρ / Εὐριπ.

Το μικρό όνομα του υπογράφοντος είναι πιθανότατα Ευριπίδης, αλλά δεν αναπτύχθηκε με βεβαιότητα.

translation_abbreviation

Εὐρ Μαυρόπουλος

Εὐρ[ιπίδης] — alttaki 'Εὐριπ. Μαυρόπουλος' yazımından hareketle 'Evr[ipidis]' olarak açılmıştır; imza belirsiz okumadır.

translation_abbreviation

Εὐριπ.

Εὐριπ[ίδης] — Evripidis.

translation_abbreviation

Εὐριπ.

Expanded as Evrip[ides] on the basis of the usual Greek name for which this abbreviation stands; the catalogue title gives only 'Ευρ.' Mavropoulos.