Item RU-AVPRI/180/3347/ff15-17v - About archaeological excavations in Russian property near Resurrection Church in Jerusalem

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Secret order (copy in Jerusalem); plan of archaeological excavations in Russian property near Resurrection Church in Jerusalem by Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich. According to the law of 1874 it's necessary to have an authorization from the Porte, one third of treasure-trove belongs to Ottoman treasury. German secret archaeological excavations in Jerusalem. Sender: Russian foreign minister N.K. Girs; Recipient: Russia's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs A.E. Vlangali. Russian date: 1882-12-16.