Note 59 — Front matter (continued 7)
Reading edition
In a Minute by the late Mr. Clifford Lloyd (Turkey, No. 1, 1890-91, p. 80) the condition of the Christian peasant population of Kurdistan is summarised thus:—
"Their sufferings at present proceed from three distinct causes—
"1. The insecurity of their lives and properties, owing to the habitual ravages of the Kurds.
"2. The insecurity of their persons and the absence of all liberty of thought and action (except the exercise of public worship).
"3. The unequal status held by the Christian as compared with the Mussulman in the eyes of the Government."