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Title
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Letter from Etienne Turr [or Istvan Turr or Stefano Turr] to Marco Renieri, 23.4.1881.
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Description
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In the introduction to the letter, General Turr expresses the hope that Greece will recover at least some of the territories of “ancient Greece” (ancienne Grèce) [the letter was written during the period of diplomatic negotiations in Constantinople to determine the new Greek-Turkish borders in Epirus and Thessaly]. He urges that the canal project be carried out. He himself intends to undertake the costs of the new studies, as his old notes are not sufficient, and a more detailed and complete design is required this time. The Greek Colonel [colonel?] M. could help his engineers and be rewarded when the company that will undertake the project is established. He attaches his speech in honor of Ferdinand de Lesseps, which concerns the Panama Canal, suggesting that the same moves be made at the beginning of the Greek project. First of all, he requests the mediation of Renier, so that the government may grant him the temporary right to undertake the project, in order to come to Greece with the aim of preparing a study and organizing the company, and then he points out the six conditions that must be ensured in advance: (a) a favorable attitude of the government towards the opening of a canal in the Isthmus of Corinth; (b) the appointment of General Turr as responsible for the technical study of the project, with the obligation to present it before the end of 1881; (c) the establishment of the company in 1882 and the completion within the same year of the preparation for construction; (d) the determination by the government of the benefits that will be provided to the company with the definitive undertaking of the project; (e) the provision of the necessary conditions so that larger sailing ships and steamships can also sail the Isthmus. (e.g. specific width and depth dimensions); (f) concession by the government of all lands for the needs of construction, including private lands for which expropriation is required.
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is identified by
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GR HA-NBG A FO81 SE17 SS0025 FI00001 IT0006
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forms part of
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Photos- Forms-Documents-Books
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has time-span
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1881
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consists of
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Paper
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has type
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Letter
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has current location
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Historical Archive of National Bank of Greece
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has current keeper
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Zaimis family archive
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Language
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fr
