It appears � * * that men. women. and children were massacred about five hours distance from here. In fact. it is almost certain that with the exception of a very small number * * * all who have left here have been massacred before reaching the borders of the vilayet. We have this information because Leslie Davis recorded it in a 132page typewritten report for his superiors upon his return to the United States after 3 years of consular duty during which he witnessed countless numbers of murders and forced deportations. Susan Blair. a researcher and author. reproduced the Davis report in her 1989 book "The Slaughterhouse Province." Blair points out that Davis offered a unique perspective of the Armenian genocide because as a diplomat representing a neutral nation. he personally visited massacre sites only to see "the bodies of murdered Armenians whom he had previously seen alive." Despite these traumatic occurrences. Davis. by his own admission. held little respect for the Armenian people or their culture.
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