Draft of a letter by E. Venizelos to Lloyd George, congratulating him on his political career.
173.268.29 · 1922 Οκτώβριος 25 · Ελληνική · machine-generated, not reviewed
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Καὶ τὸ […] ἐπιτελεσθὲν
καὶ ἀρχικὸ μετὰ [συνεχὲς] […]
[…] πολιτικοῦ ~~ἐπιτυχία~~ ἔργου, ἀφοῦ
διὰ τῆς συμμαχικῆς νίκης ἐξησφα-
λίσατε τὴν ἐλευθερίαν τοῦ κόσμου
καὶ ἀφοῦ διὰ τῶν συνθηκῶν τῆς εἰρή-
νης [ἐδημιουργήσατε] ~~[…]~~ καὶ ἀνεξαρτησίαν
τόσων λαῶν, ἐδώσατε δὲ τὴν εἰρή-
νην εἰς τὸ Ην. Βασίλειον διὰ τῆς
συνθήκης μετὰ τῆς Ἰρλανδίας ἐπιτρέ-
ψατέ μοι νὰ ὁμολογήσω ὅτι ἡ καρδία
μου […] μεθ' ὑμῶν […] θερ-
μότατος εὐγνώμων πρὸς ὑμᾶς
διότι ἐμφορούμενος ἀπὸ ὑψηλὰ ἰδα-
νικὰ ἠγωνίσθητε νὰ […]
[…] Χριστιανοὺς τῆς Ἀνατολῆς ἰδιαιτέρως […]
τοῦ ἔθνους μου […] προσωρι-
νῶς κείμενον ἔξω τῆς ἐπικρατεί-
ας […] τῆς […]
[…].
Εἶναι ἀνάγκη νὰ προσθέσω […]
[…]
Stamps and notes
- archival 29 top right, in pencil
- stamp ΜΠΗ right margin, lower half
Uncertain readings
- ⟦…⟧ ⟦ἐπιτελεσθὲν⟧ first line: the second word is illegible and the reading of the last word is doubtful
- ⟦ἀρχικὸ⟧ … ⟦…⟧ line 2: 'συνεχὲς' is inserted above the line, shown in square brackets; the rest of the line is illegible
- ⟦…⟧ πολιτικοῦ ~~⟦ἐπιτυχία⟧~~ line 3: the opening word is illegible; a word is struck through (shown between tildes) and its reading is doubtful
- ⟦ἐδημιουργήσατε⟧ word inserted above line 7 (shown in square brackets); the struck word below it is illegible
- ⟦ἐπιτρέ-ψατέ μοι⟧ doubtful reading across the line break
- ⟦ὁμολογήσω⟧ doubtful reading
- μου ⟦…⟧ μεθ' ὑμῶν ⟦…⟧ θερ- line 12 is partly illegible; a word appears to be inserted above
- νὰ ⟦…⟧ end of line 15 is illegible
- ⟦…⟧ Χριστιανοὺς … ⟦ἰδιαιτέρως⟧ ⟦…⟧ line written smaller and squeezed in; largely doubtful
- ⟦προσωρι-νῶς⟧ ⟦κείμενον⟧ doubtful readings
- ας ⟦…⟧ τῆς ⟦…⟧ / ⟦…⟧. the last lines of the main text are illegible
- ⟦Εἶναι ἀνάγκη νὰ προσθέσω⟧ ⟦…⟧ / ⟦…⟧ two small added lines at the foot of the page; mostly illegible
Demotic Greek
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Turkish
Ve […] tamamlanmış ve başlangıçtaki ile [sürekli] […] […] siyasi ~~başarı~~ eserin, müttefik zaferiyle dünyanın özgürlüğünü güvence altına aldıktan ve barış antlaşmalarıyla bunca halkın ~~[…]~~ ve bağımsızlığını [yarattıktan] sonra, İrlanda ile yapılan antlaşmayla da Bir[leşik] Krallık'a barışı verdikten sonra, kalbimin […] sizinle […] olduğunu itiraf etmeme izin veriniz. Size son derece minnettarım, zira yüksek ideallerle dolu olarak Doğu Hristiyanlarını […] […] için mücadele ettiniz; özellikle […] milletimin […] geçici olarak […] […] egemenlik alanının dışında bulunan […].
Şunu eklemem gerekir […]
[…]
English
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