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William McKinley: He is especially charged to press for a just settlement of our claims for indemnity by reason of the destruction of the…

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He is especially charged to press for a just settlement of our claims for indemnity by reason of the destruction of the property of American missionaries resident in that country during the Armenian troubles of 1895, as well as for the recognition of older claims of equal justness.
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William McKinley
Republican · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

McKinley outlines the instructions given to the U.S. envoy to Turkey regarding claims for indemnity due to past injustices.

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