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Spirited foreign policy debated over Ottoman crisis
Parliament heatedly debated Britain's role in Turkey as reports from Oxford missionaries and Miss Irby highlighted Christian suffering under Turkish rule. Members urged guarantees for reform, while others warned against coercion and warned of potential crises in Bulgaria and Bosnia amid Russian influence.
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Cates
Oxford
Irby
Foreign Office
Fawcett
Porte
Ottoman Empire
Ryanps
Lord Hartington
Mr. Fawcett
Mr. Puunker
Mr. Guaystone
Mr. Plunket
Europe
Constantinople
Turkey
Russia
Kainardjee
Wallachia
Moldavia
Servia
Greece
England
Canning
Mohammedan Aga
Bosnia
Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Gladstone
Salonica
Balkan
Mussulman
Butler-Johnstone
France
Italy
Midhat Pasha
India
Ryzanus
H. Watrr
Mure