The Porte would like to assure Britain that, despite what the esteemed British ambassador in Constantinople reports, there is definitely no Armenian slave trade, nor have there been any genocides nor atrocities committed on Armenian citizens. Turkish soldiers are behaving with perfect gentility, and those that aren't are kept in check by the council set up to prevent such acts at the beginning of the war. Perhaps if the British Embassy had anyone who spoke the local language, as we believe is not the case, this confusion would not have taken place.
We welcome any endeavour to resume communications between the Ottoman Empire and Britain, as we have nothing but the utmost respect for the British Empire.
In 1903, the Ottoman Empire withdrew from the Balkans and, in doing so, proved to the world that we had no designs on Europe, that the Ottoman Empire was of no threat to Central Europe and that we were content to remain in our country and rebuild our declining society. So why, if Italy claims to be acting in defence of Central Europe, have they struck at the Ottoman Empire? What threat does Libya pose to Europe?
It is clear that Italy acts not in defence of Central Europe but for greed and personal motives. Italy seeks not to liberate, but to subjugate.