A SCANDALOUS BUSINESS AND ITS RECEPTION IN THECONSULAR CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN PARIS,CONSTANTINOPLE AND BUCHAREST: ANDRE TINDEL(1844)

摘要

IN 1844, BETWEEN PARIS, CONSTANTINOPLE AND BUCHAREST AUTHORITIES AN EXTENDEDCONVERSATION WAS HELD, WHICH SUBJECT DESCRIBED THE OFFENSES COMMITTED BY ACERTAIN FRENCH CITIZEN, ANDRE TITEL. AS PHYSICIAN, HE WAS WANTED BY THE OTTOMANEMPIRE CAPITAL AUTHORITIES, BOTH FOR FORGING MONEY AND FOR TRAVELLING UNDERFALSE IDENTITY. AS A CONSEQUENCE, THE PRESENT STUDY AIMS TO TRACK THE WHOLE STORY,TO SEE IN FACT, WHICH WERE THE FACILITIES OFFERED BY GRANTING A PASSPORT OROBTAINING THE SUDIT QUALITY (SUDIT - INHABITANTS OF ROMANIAN COUNTRIES UNDER THEPROTECTION OF A FOREIGN POWER, THEREBY HAVING THE RIGHT TO A SPECIAL JURISDICTION,TAX PRIVILEGES, ETC., WHICH THE OTHERS DID NOT ENJOY), BUT ALSO UP TO WHERE THECONSULAR JURISDICTION COULD GET. ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR INSTRUMENTS USED BYFOREIGNERS TO CROSS THE BORDERS, SINCE MEDIEVAL TIMES, IT WAS THE PASSPORT. FROMSIMPLE ,,ROYAL CARDS", ,,LETTERS", ,,PASS PERMIT (SAUF-CONDUCT IN FRENCH)" ISSUED TOSOME TRADERS, MERCHANTS, MESSENGERS, PILGRIMS, AMBASSADORS, DIGNITARIES, MILITARIES,UP TO THE CURRENT ELECTRONIC PASSPORT, THIS GAVE THE HOLDER CERTAIN RIGHTS ORPRIVILEGES. DUE TO IT, THE INDIVIDUAL WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY HIM/HERSELF AS NATURAL,LEGAL PERSON, WHO BELONGED TO A COUNTRY, PRINCIPALITY OR STATE.