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Paperback. Pbo. Roy. 8vo. [xxiii], 306 p., 1 map. In English. Contents: ABBREVIATIONS, SYNOPSIS, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, NOTES ON ORTHOGRAPHY, INTRODUCTION. CHAPTER 1: THE EMERGENCE OF THE REFORM QUESTION AND THE BRITISH CONTRIBUTION 1877-1878. CHAPTER 2: BRITISH-OTTOMAN RELATIONS OVER THE REFORM QUESTION 1878-1880. a- The Beginning of the Discussions BetweenBritain and the Ottoman Empire to Draw up the Reform Scheme b- Preparations to Send Commissioners to Eastern Anatolia. c- Activities of the Commission in Erzurum and Van Provinces. d- Activities of the Commission in Diyarbakir, Harput, and Sivas Provinces. e- The British Threat and the Mission of Baker Pasha. CHAPTER 3: CONTINUATION OF THE REFORM QUESTION IN BRITISH-0TTOMAN RELATIONS I880-I894. a- Further Attempts to Establish the Reforms for the Armenians in Eastern Anatolia I880-1894. b- A Review of the Reforms Applied in Eastern Anatolia 1880-1894. CHAPTER 4: THE SETTLEMENT OF THE REFORM QUESTION IN I895 a- The British Attempts to Bring the Powers Together Again to Present a Scheme of Reforms to the Porte in I895. b- The Attitude of the Porte Towards the Reform-Proposals. c- Reaching a Satisfactory Agreement on the Six Pointsd- Giving the Final Shape to the Reform-Scheme. CHAPTER 5: THE EXECUTION OF THE REFORMS 1895-1897 a-Appointment of the Inspector-General of Reforms (Sakir Pasha) and His Mission to Carry out the Reforms 1895-1897. b- Execution of the Articles Concerning the Commission of Control. c- Execution of the Articles Concerning theAdministrative Reforms. d- Execution of the Articles Concerning the Reorganization of the Communes. e- Execution of the Articles Concerning the Police and Gendarmerie. f- Execution of the Articles Concerning Judicial Matters. g- Execution of the Articles Concerning Taxation, Control of Kurds, and Other Matters. CONCLUSION, SUMMARY IN TURKISH, BIBLIOGRAPHY, GLOSSARY, INDEX, MAP OF ANATOLIA IN THE 1890'S