THE STANDPOINT OF THE GERMAN-ARMENIAN SOCIETY BOARD AND JOHANNES LEPSIUS ON THE ARMENIAN ISSUE IN 1916-1917

Abstract

The present article aims at elucidating the steps taken by the German government towards
overshadowing the Armenian Issue in the international community, as well as the standpoint of
the German-Armenian Society in the period of the Genocide. It also presents well-grounded
explanations on the motives that made the Society adjust to the State Decree. Spreading light
on many other questions this paper also introduces the position of the German Evangelic
missionary organizations with reference to the Armenian Issue and the cooperation of the
German-Armenian Society with the East and the Islamic Commission in particular.