“Clear the name of Turkish nation of this disgusting and abjectly accusations”
Armenian news agency Novosti Armenii, published the telegraph that sent to a U.S. admiral in March 7th 1920 by the founder of Republic of Turkey Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.
Armenian news agency reported that it reached to a very special document. Novosti Armenii wrote, “Our agency decided to publish the telegraph that is sent to U.S. Naval Forces Admiral Bristol by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in 7 March 1920. In this document Turkish leader refutes allegations of (so called) Armenian genocide and claims that all these were made to break away Armenian community from Turkey.”
The letter of Ataturk to U.S. Admiral published by Novostii Armenii writes, “Our nation suffers as we witness occupation of our land by allied powers while we were expecting a peace to be made following the Montreux convention. We were expecting for this situation to change with the equitable decision of peace conference. But the ones who make a study of creating negative movements for their interests, fabricated the lie about slaughter of 20,000 Armenian in Anatolia. We thought that allied powers and American government will not believe in such a lie because they have secret services in all over the Anatolia. But today we hear that foreigners believe on such reports.
It is well known by everybody that Turks, French forces and Armenians that were fighting with French forces gave casualties during the clashes in Maras and Urfa. And that was not slaughter of Armenians but a natural result of clashes that started with the resistance of local community against Armenians because of the attacks of Armenian soldiers against Muslims.
We should add that such clashes would not take place if occupation forces had treated people equally and did not have assigned Armenians on some duties by arming them.
We once again apply to allied forces and American Government for enlightening World community about the essence of this propaganda of slaughter of Armenians that bases on hatred and greed, and doing so to clear the name of Turkish nation of this disgusting and abjectly accusations“
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