ɹᵻspˌɑːnsəbˈɪlᵻɾi fɔːɹ ɪts fɔːɹmˈeɪʃən wʌz ɡˈɪvən tʊ ɐ spˈɛʃəl kəmˈɪɾi kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd baɪ ðɪ ɑːɹmˈiːniən kˈɑːŋɡɹəs ʌv ˈiːstɚn ɑːɹmˈiːniənz, wˌɪtʃ koʊˈɔːɹdɪnˌeɪɾᵻd ɪts æktˈɪvᵻɾiz fɹʌm tˈɪfliz, jˌɛɹəvˈæn ænd ˌælɪɡzˈændɹɐpˌɑːl.
Responsibility for its formation was given to a special committee created by the Armenian Congress of Eastern Armenians, which coordinated its activities from Tiflis, Yerevan and Alexandrapol.