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DjemalPasha, Fugitive, Assassinated in Tiflis; Condemned as Author of Armenian Massacres TIFLIS, Republic of Georgia, July 2:) 'Val' and Taalat Bey Grand VIZier na (Associated Press).-Djemal Pasha, for ~Ilnigter of the Interior, Djemal Pasha mer :Mlnlster of Marine In the Turkish became l\lilltary Go\'ernor of Syria Unionist Government, Chle! of Staff of after, as :Minlster of Marine. he 'had the Afghan Army, has been assassinated placed the Turkish fleet under a Ger here. Two Armenians are charged with man Admiral, In his Syrian post the crime. Djemal was charged with bcillg: instru Djemai Pasha was accompanwu uy mental In clll'rying Ollt mnssac\'cs, while two aids. who were also shot dead. He later In l\xmenia as SIJecial. agent of WlIS (ra vcling, to, I"::abul ,frOll) Berlin, Taala t he \vas acctncd of ha \'Jllg 111i;ti where he had ~al1e im portall~ purchases gated the atrocities against t!le Arme from the Afghan _\rmy. nian population during the. gr."at war, He was one of tho~e inclnrlcd in the DjemaJ Pasha was one a! the three allied extradition list of Febl'lIalT, l!l!!O, Turkish officials who were the leaders Djemal's recent activities have been of the Turldsh Government dui'ing the for the most part in the CaucasUS, He war. ,YUh his associatcg, Envcr Pasha was reported last 'Vinter In Daghestan, and Tanlat Bey, he was tried. by a where he was said to be co·operatlng Turkish court-martial in Constantinople. with Enver Pasha, who was lately cred In July. 11)19, and condemned to death. ited with ha YlnS' developed ambitions \Vlth Enve\' and 'l'aalat, howe\,e\', he on his own account In Southwestern had fled from Turkey several months Asia and is said to have. proclaimed befol'e, just befol'e the armistice. 'l'he himself Emil' of TUl'kp.~tan while lead court-martial which condemnell them ing an anti-Boli!'I1C\'ist mo\'ement. was Instituted to undertake prosecu rt IlJa \' be Iloted that Djemal Pasha tions undel' the new r('gime for the pur has once pr",\'iotlsly been reporter! the pose of c1eHrlng- the 'l'urkl!lh pC'oplc HS Yi<:tim 0f all Hssassin-at Kahul, At It whole f\'Om blame for joining in tlll~ glHllliRtHI1, in ;-':o\'fmber of last yCHr ,war and for the ..\rm.mi3n, Cree1, anrj but this report lal'kerl confirmation. and I S~'rla n mil ssac,'cs a l1(j <leporta tion1:', "oon nftel'\vn l'rl Djel11HI nppe;lred in the I 'While Enver Pasha was ;\linlster of DFI/;ht'sta n n rea, Published: July 26, 1922 Copyright © The New York Times.

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