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Title
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Letter from Marcos I. Renieris to General Étienne Turr, 5/17.9.1889
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Description
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Markos Renieris informs Turr that Corgiolanios has informed him (who assured him that he will receive a corresponding letter of information from Turr himself) that they are seeking a loan from an English company, in order to repay the company's liabilities, repurchase shares and complete the work. Under the condition, however, that the Greek government will guarantee the completion of the project with the agreed amount of the loan, which the engineers, after an on-site visit, have found to be sufficient. Renieris would undertake to ask Trikoupis if he would be willing to provide a state guarantee for the loan. As the days passed and no letter came from Turr, Renieris hesitated about whether he should visit Trikoupis to learn his intentions or reject the proposal. He describes Corgiolanios as an old friend and an honest man. He eventually visited Trikoupis, who refused to guarantee, considering that it is not the government's but the company's own responsibility to find the money needed to complete the work. He intends to offer moral support to the entire effort. Renieris believes that, if the funds are found by the company, Trikoupis will approve the extension of the required time to complete the project, but only until then. In the unfortunate event that the funds are not found and they are forced to turn to the government, Renieris believes that the government will take over the project entirely on its behalf. He is looking for alternatives. However, he considers it important that Turr come to Greece soon, before he completes his efforts to find funds.
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is identified by
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GR HA-NBG A FO81 SE17 SS0025 FI00001 IT0016
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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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1889
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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
