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...determining by [...], was bound to submit [it] to the Sublime Porte; because the authority and power granted to the religious Heads of each nation must be reconciled with the new state and condition secured for each community. Therefore, a Commission was formed of several honorable persons from the Armenian nation, which prepared the following Constitution for the nation: Since it became necessary to harmonize [them] with the new condition and position secured for these communities, [this] is the draft regulation drawn up concerning the Armenian nation through the formation of a commission composed of the notables of the Armenian nation.