At last we uprooted them...

The Association "Panagia Soumela" of Thessaloniki, being strictly dedicated to its constitutional purposes for 42 years, continues to have a worthwhile presence and contribution both in the national and intellectual field, with consistency and full sense of responsibility to history and the Nation. Within this framework of its activities, to date it has published very interesting books with notable content. This intellectual presence and contribution of our Association, in the last eighteen years, is unbelievable, especially with the publication and circulation of the magazine "Pontiaki Estia" (Pontian Hestia). A recent example of systematic and responsible literary contribution of the Board of Directors of our Association is the book "now in the press" "Pontian Settlements in the former Soviet Union" and this book "in your hands", unique in content from the view point of undisputed evidence and facts, regarding the crime of the genocide of Hellenism (Greeks) of the East. The many and interesting information, the author has collected from French archives, complete a painstaking, unique, documented work, which is the fruit of eight years of research, patience and insistence . For this reason we responded, to Harry Tsirkinidis' request, this study of his to be published by the Association "Panagia Soumela", even though definite proposals were made to him by known publishers of Thessaloniki and Athens. The author of this book may be proud, because he offers an invaluable historical and national work, which will inform our youth on a hot issue and will disarm those who, till yesterday, disputed the fact that the extermination of 353.000 Pontian Greeks was an action and a plan of genocide. The Association "Panagia Soumela", with the publication and circulation of this study, for once more it believes it fulfills a duty of informing all Greeks and the Greek Parliament and of honoring the memory of the victims of genocide, new martyrs of the 20th Century, demanding recognition and condemnation of this crime by International Organisations and by the Greek Parliament. [...] (From the publisher)

Excerpt of a letter by the German emperor Forward Introduction by the author PART ONE: CLOUDS BEFORE THE STORM -Climate of Greek Politics, Diplomacy, Army before 1900 -1900-1908. We have been taught nothing. An enigmatic personality REVOLUTIONS -The Samos Mutiny -Mutiny of the 3rd Turkish Corps -Revolution of Neoturks -Countermove by the Sultan - Its suppression by Neoturks -Incident involving Non-commissioned officers - Rebellion of Greek officers of the "Military Association" 1909 -Venizelos the Messiah PART TWO: PERSECUTIONS -General -Persecutions prior to 1914 PART THREE: GENOCIDE Definition of Genocide PHASE A' 1914-1918 1. Turkey 2. Greece 3. Discord through the French archives 4. The drama of Genocide (phase a') 5. Partisan movement of Pontos 6. of phase a' of Genocide - Armistice 7. Responsibilities: Of Greeks Those of German and Turks -PHASE Β' 1919-1923 a. Situation before Kemal's appearance: Greece Allies Turkey b. Kemal - Venizelos - Allies - Persecutions 1919: General situation Organisation of Kemal's movement Fate of Greeks of Asia Minor during 1919 1920: General political situation Situation in Turkey Situation in Greece Persecutions against Greeks 1921: Period from 1-1-1921 to 31-5-1921 Greece Turkey Period from 31-5-1921 to the of 1921 Greece Turkey The climax of Genocide 1922: General Situation of Greece - Turkey - Alliance January - February March - April May - June - July August - September October - November - December Genocide's sequence The tragedy of Smyrna The fate of arrested men 1923: On the Greek side On the Turkish side Continuation of persecutions PART FOUR: FINAL ACCOUNT - RESPONSIBILITIES Account 1914-1923: Gains Losses Responsibilities: During phase a' During phase b' Map PART FIVE: The of the monsters Epilogue Bibliography