Letter from the Greek Ambassador in Rome, G. Exintaris, to S. Venizelos concerning the writer's preference for the appointment of Vlachos to the Greek Legation (Embassy) in Rome, a meeting with the English Ambassador and their discussion of Greek-Yugoslav relations, and the appointment of Novas.
226.20.144 · 1950 Σεπτέμβριος 29 · Ελληνική · machine-generated, not reviewed
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Original text (diplomatic transcription)
OCR: needs review · claude/opus · Agreement of two readings 0.84
29. 9. 50
Ἀγαπητὲ Σοφοκλῆ,
Πῆρα ἀμέσως τὸ γράμμα σου
σχετικὸ μὲ τὸ Χειμαριό. Ξέρω
ὅτι ὑπηρέτησε καλά, ἀλλὰ θὰ
κάμω μιὰ τελευταία προσπάθεια
νὰ σὲ μεταπείσω. Πίστεψέ με.
Οὔτε θέλω νὰ κάμω […]
στὸ Χειμαριό, οὔτε στὸ Βλάχο
τοῦ ὁποίου ζητῶ τὸ διορισμό του.
Οὔτε ἀφ' ἑτέρου ἔχω καμμιὰ ἀντι-
πάθεια γιὰ τὸ […]. Ἀλλ'
ἡ ἐδῶ πρεσβεία ἔχει ἀνάγκην ἀν-
θρώπων debrouillards οἱ ὁποῖοι νὰ
ἐνεργοῦν γρήγορα κ. ἔξυπνα, διότι εἶναι
Stamps and notes
- letterhead Ambassade Royale de Grèce top left, printed
- handwritten_note Ρώμη top, before the date, written in the same hand as the letter (place of writing)
- handwritten_note Γ. Ἐξηντάρης top right, underlined, in a different hand (identifies the writer)
- archival 226/20/144 top right corner
- other Show-through of handwriting from the reverse of the sheet is visible faintly across the left half of the page. It is not transcribed. left side, throughout
Uncertain readings
- Χειμαριό Surname read as Χειμαριό in all three places. The letterforms are cursive and the reading is not certain.
- ⟦Ξέρω⟧ Last word of line 2. The first letter could be Ξ or Ζ.
- ⟦ὑπηρέτησε⟧ Very uncertain reading of a cursive verb in line 3.
- ⟦καλά⟧ Uncertain reading of the word after the verb in line 3.
- ⟦…⟧ Line 6, object of 'κάμω'. Illegible. It looks something like 'σκοπέτσα/σκουφέτα'.
- ⟦…⟧ Line 10, a surname after 'γιὰ τὸ'. It looks like 'Κουτσογόρλο' or 'Κατσαρόπουλο'. Illegible.
- ⟦ἀν-⟧ / ⟦θρώπων⟧ Hyphenated word across lines 11–12. The first part of line 12 is hard to read. The reading ἀνθρώπων is inferred from the context.
- ⟦γρήγορα⟧ Uncertain reading in the last line.
- ⟦κ.⟧ Abbreviation sign for καί, written like 'ξ/ϗ'. The exact form of the sign is uncertain.
- accents and breathings The accents and breathings are hard to see in this cursive hand. Many diacritics are approximate, and some may be monotonic-style strokes.
Demotic Greek
29. 9. 50
Αγαπητέ Σοφοκλή,
Πήρα αμέσως το γράμμα σου σχετικά με τον Χειμαριό. Ξέρω ότι υπηρέτησε καλά, αλλά θα κάνω μια τελευταία προσπάθεια να σε μεταπείσω. Πίστεψέ με. Ούτε θέλω να κάνω […] στον Χειμαριό, ούτε στον Βλάχο, του οποίου ζητώ τον διορισμό. Ούτε από την άλλη έχω καμιά αντιπάθεια για το […]. Αλλά η εδώ Πρεσβεία έχει ανάγκη ανθρώπων debrouillards, οι οποίοι να ενεργούν γρήγορα κ. έξυπνα, διότι είναι
Turkish
29. 9. 50
Sevgili Sofokles,
Himarra ile ilgili mektubunu hemen aldım. Biliyorum ki iyi hizmet etti, ancak seni fikrinden döndürmek için son bir girişimde bulunacağım. İnan bana. Ne Himarra'ya […] yapmak istiyorum, ne de atanmasını talep ettiğim Vlahos'a. Öte yandan […] için hiçbir antipatim de yok. Ancak buradaki Elçiliğin, çabuk ve akıllıca hareket edecek debrouillard insanlara ihtiyacı var, çünkü …
English
29. 9. 50
Dear Sophocles,
I received your letter at once regarding Chimario. I know that he served well, but I shall make one last attempt to make you change your mind. Believe me, I neither wish to do […] to Chimario, nor to Vlachos, whose appointment I am requesting. Nor, on the other hand, do I have any antipathy for […]. But the Legation (Embassy) here needs people who are débrouillards and who will act quickly and cleverly, because it is
Open issues
| p. | Kind | Language | Text | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| abstract_mismatch | ελληνογιουγκοσλαβικεσ, πρεσβευτη | names in the archivist's title or abstract not found in the transcription | ||
| 1 | uncertain_reading | Χειμαριό | Surname read as Χειμαριό in all three places. The letterforms are cursive and the reading is not certain. | |
| 1 | uncertain_reading | Ξέρω | Last word of line 2. The first letter could be Ξ or Ζ. | |
| 1 | uncertain_reading | ὑπηρέτησε | Very uncertain reading of a cursive verb in line 3. | |
| 1 | uncertain_reading | καλά | Uncertain reading of the word after the verb in line 3. | |
| 1 | uncertain_reading | […] | Line 6, object of 'κάμω'. Illegible. It looks something like 'σκοπέτσα/σκουφέτα'. | |
| 1 | uncertain_reading | […] | Line 10, a surname after 'γιὰ τὸ'. It looks like 'Κουτσογόρλο' or 'Κατσαρόπουλο'. Illegible. | |
| 1 | uncertain_reading | ἀν- / θρώπων | Hyphenated word across lines 11–12. The first part of line 12 is hard to read. The reading ἀνθρώπων is inferred from the context. | |
| 1 | uncertain_reading | γρήγορα | Uncertain reading in the last line. | |
| 1 | uncertain_reading | κ. | Abbreviation sign for καί, written like 'ξ/ϗ'. The exact form of the sign is uncertain. | |
| 1 | uncertain_reading | accents and breathings | The accents and breathings are hard to see in this cursive hand. Many diacritics are approximate, and some may be monotonic-style strokes. | |
| 1 | ocr_review | confidence 0.35; 9 uncertain spans in 73 words; agreement of two readings 0.84 | ||
| 1 | translation_term | el | debrouillards | Γαλλική λέξη (débrouillards) στο πρωτότυπο, γραμμένη με λατινικά γράμματα και χωρίς τόνους· διατηρήθηκε ως έχει. Σημαίνει άτομα που τα βγάζουν πέρα εύκολα και εφευρετικά. |
| 1 | translation_abbreviation | el | κ. | Η συντομογραφία «κ.» πριν από «ἔξυπνα» διαβάζεται ως «και» (κ' = καὶ)· αποδόθηκε ⟦και⟧. |
| 1 | translation_uncertain_source | tr | τὸ Χειμαριό | 'Χειμαριό' kişi mi (Himarralı biri) yer mi belirsiz; 'Himarra' olarak aktarıldı. |
| 1 | translation_term | tr | debrouillards | Fransızca sözcük metinde olduğu gibi bırakıldı; anlamı 'becerikli, işini çabuk çözen kişiler'. |
| 1 | translation_term | tr | Πρεσβεία | Sözlüğe göre 'Elçilik'. Tutarlılık için 'Πρέσβυς' (sayfa 4) 'Elçi' diye aktarıldı. |
| 1 | translation_uncertain_source | en | Χειμαριό | Appears to be a person's name or nickname (cf. 'Chimarriotis'); the form is unclear and the reading of the surrounding words is uncertain. Rendered as 'Chimario'. |
| 1 | translation_term | en | debrouillards | French word in the Greek text (débrouillard: resourceful, able to manage). Kept in French as in the source. |