Επιστολή του επιχειρηματία Μιχ.Κουρεμίτη προς τον Ε.Βενιζέλο με την οποία ζητά την διαμεσολάβησή του στην δικαστική διαμάχη που έχει με το αγγλικό κράτος ώστε να σταματήσει η παράνομη-κατ'αυτόν-κατακράτηση του ατμόπλοιου "Πρότον" στο λιμάνι της Αλεξάνδρειας.

80/ Sir, About fifteen months ago I bought over from Messrs Alepoudelia Brothers for 150 000 Drachmas the steam-ship "Proton" This steamer was runing for twenty days only, as the twentieth day she has been captured by a british Torpedo-Destroyer & since she is kept in the harbour of Alexandria. Twenty days after her capture she was released by the decision of the Alexandria Prize court Judg when further intrigues having been reported in that interval, resulted the recall of that release. During that whole period I used every mean such as petitions, memorandums & other documents to prove my integrity & that my steam-ship was kept without a just cause. Unfortunately the british Authorities prejudice against me, which has been formed by the corrupting calumny being the result of a local, usual in small places jealousy could not be neutralized by none of these my efforts. When after a long hesitation to waste your valuable time, having lost all hopes to obtain one decision by any other mean, I made up my mind to apply for your protection. Once the resolution been taken to annoy you with such matters I report to you all about me. Been born in Calymnos after having attended the commercial school at Athens I left for Switzerland, Neuchatel, where I have been staying for about two years to improve my commercial studies & then I went over to Londen for the same object, where I have been staying for other two years. After the accomplishment of my studies in 1901 I started a trade with different Levant articles especially with sponges over Europe & America having choosen as center Hamburg. I have been working in this trade up to August 1914 when