Tehlirian was being summoned to Boston not only to be recruited as the Berlin assassin but also to be vetted as to his presentability to the public. A key element in Garo and Natali’s plan would be the intentional surrender by the assassin in Berlin, followed by a well-publicized trial. This trial would offer a unique opportunity for the Armenians to make their case—to present the facts of the genocide and decry the lack of justice—before the eyes of the world.
