مجموعة ‎٢٨ /٩٥ "بلاد فارس. العلاقات مع الحكومة البريطانية.‏ المطالبات الخاصة ضد الحكومة البريطانية‏: قضية السفينة البخارية "كارا دينيز‏"." [و‎‎٢‎٨‎٩] (٦٩١/٥٧٧)

PRIVATE & CONFI DENTIAL
0 P Y
Athens.
0 * Tf^p Crown Procurator,
^rlze' Court,
Sir
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re Persian
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named steamer
'that the sale
ex Ottoman a/ s KARA^DENIZ'*
I beg leave to bring before your Honour,the following
facts:-
^ About the middle of last month I was approached by a friend,
a Greek ShipBroker who gave me certain information,as a result of
which he put me into communication with a well known Greek advocate
from Constantinople (Acting on behalf of his client MrtB.Vahratoglau)
and who made certain statements which I forthwith communicated to h
the British Legation,upon which they dispatched a telegra m to Bombay
on or about the 28th April last,to the effect
’’that doc unen tar y evidence was obtainable proving that'the cxbove"
is still the property of the Ottoman 3/N C 0 ,and 11
to Mr Socrates Atychides is a fictitious one,
'•’enquiring at the same time what remuneration would be altoed for”
'•'such evidence".
So far,no reply has been received* I therefore beg to place the
facts, clearly and frankly before you. Sir, to enable you to form an Jt
opinion,and telegraph or write to me^or to the British Legation to
be communicated to me*
FIRSTLY .allow me to point out that I am an Snglishman-previousJ to
the war residing in Constantinople,but now temporarily resident in
Athens. That my sole desire and interest in this matter is, that
the Prize Court should be placed in full possession of evidence,
and that we should not be hoodwinked by Mr Socrates Atychides*
Mr Atychides was afSHipowner and Contractor to the Ottoman Govern -
ment,and some four or five years ago he became a Persian subject.
On the outbreak of War with Turkey, the"HAMADAN ,, happened to be
trading between the Red Sea and Persian 0-cilf,and in order to save
the steamer,I understand a fictitious sale was arranged between the
Director G-eneral of the Ottoman Stm/Nav Co and Mr atychides in xlxx
virtue of which she was of course placed under the Persian flag*
I also understand thaYpending the flecisionjof the Prize Court,
our Authorities have concluded an agreement wiV'h Atychides for the
hire of this steamer at £3500,per month,such sum to be regularly
deposited in a Bank,it being also stipulated that in the event of
Atychidea proving she could have earned a larger amount (provided
the Court pronounced a Judgment in his favour)that the Admiralty
will indemnify him for such difference,besides several other condi
tions in favour of Atychides*
Consequently should jfhe proceedings in the Prize Court ter
minate favourably for Atychides,it will cost our Exchequer,anything
between £30,000 and £50,000,if not more,nay even £t00,000 at the
present rates of freights*
Mr Atychides,was in partnership with the aforementioned
T.B.TBahratoglou (A Cireek, Ottoman Subject) but subsequent to the fore”
going details,they quarrelled and separated-Vahratoglou knowing he-