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myself have had direction during which
period the great majority of our pupils have
been Moslems. The French school just
across the way from our residence have
at the present time Moslem children. Neither
is Beirut destitute of Christian schools
with Moslem pupils. Notably there is
Miss Taylor's, a school of excellent record
exclusively for Moslems and Druzes.
Our Egyptian schools have multitudes
of Moslem pupils.

I made the point in conversation
with the predecessor of the present Valy, who
is now the Valy of Beirut, that in as much
as our schools are official and regular
and the word Moslem not being in
the school Code of the Empire, it
would be unfair for us to deny Moslems
the excellent advantages of our schools;
that for us to do so would give just
ground of complaint; and if properly
interpreted and emploted would render
us liable to legal process for making an
invidious distinction against them.
The Valy admitted the justice of my

myself have had direction during which period the great majority of our pupils have been moslems. The French schools just across the way from our residence have at the present time Moslem children. [Neither] is Beirut destitute of Christian schools with Moslem pupils. Notably there is Miss Taylor's, a school of excellent [reeose?] exclusively for Moslems and Druzes. [Only?] Egyptian schools have [multitudes] of Moslem pupils.

I made the point- in conversation with the predecessor of the present Valy, who is now the Valy of Beirut, that is as much as our schools are official and regular and the word Moslem [was?] being in the school Cade of the Empire, it would [be?] explain for us to [very?] Moslems the excellent advantages of our schools; that for us to do so would give [you?] ground of complaint;