My attached Friend M. Ferdinand de Lesseps,
of high birth and elevated rank.
I have made myself acquainted with the report which you addressed to me on the 30th of April, and I approve the document which is to serve you in place of instructions. I appreciate the zeal which you have displayed in this affair, and the friendly interest you have taken in it has afforded me real satisfaction.
3 Ramadan, 1271.
(The Viceroy’s Seal.)
A true translation of the Turkish text.
Kœnig Bey,
Secretary of Mandates
to His Highness the Viceroy.
Alexandria, May 19, 1855.