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Germany: Prisoners, including: Parcels and correspondence for prisoners, including:...

Catalogue reference: FO 383/20

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FO 383/20
Date
1915
Description

Germany: Prisoners, including:

Parcels and correspondence for prisoners, including:

  • Delays in mailing correspondence of prisoners: liaison with German Government to reduce delays.
  • Free freights of parcels for prisoners: possible restrictions on weight.
  • Correspondence of prisoners of war in Jamaica.
  • Facilities for correspondence at officers' camp at Gütersloh.
  • Duty on parcels for prisoners at Ruhleben.
  • Parcels for British naval prisoners at Doeberitz: Chief Petty Officer Munday, Royal Naval Division.
  • Parcels for prisoners in Germany: arrangements.
  • Parcels sent to British prisoner at Ruhleben: complaint of non-receipt of parcels sent to Captain H L Ford, General Steam Navigation Company.
  • Parcels for prisoners of war: enquiry from R A Hodges, Surrey Lunatic Asylums Visiting Committee.
  • Free delivery of letters and parcels for prisoners of war.
  • Forwarding of parcels to prisoners of war: enquiry from Netherlands Red Cross Society regarding regulations.
  • Parcels for prisoners of war in England: restrictions; arrangements for Alexandra Palace.
  • Parcels for prisoners at Quedlinburg: information from Captain W K Braman, Royal Army Medical Corps.
  • Correspondence of prisoners of war in Germany: complaints concerning German prisoners, Arthur Adler and Gustav Dorn.
  • Major McGregor, 2nd Royal Scots Fusiliers, prisoner of war at Gütersloh: enquiry from his sister, Miss Eva McGregor of Torquay, regarding food parcels.
  • Foodstuffs for prisoners in Germany: enquiry regarding regulations from Hugh Bodin of Glasgow in respect of his son interned in Germany.
  • Correspondence of British prisoners in Germany: letter from Döberitz suggesting that prisoners should only receive postcards; complaint from Councillor Picton Warlow, Hon.Secretary, Bread Fund for Prisoners of War in Germany (Navy).
  • Parcels for prisoners: revised edition of General Post Office leaflet, 'Communication with Prisoners of War Interned Abroad'; includes printed copy.
  • Correspondence in infectious camps.
  • Correspondence regulations at Mainz.
  • Shipments of parcels to specified groups of prisoners, rather than individuals: German Government agreement on condition of reciprocity.
  • Correspondence regulations at Ahmednagar, India: includes printed copy of Memorandum issued by the Adjutant General in India (in docket no.147691).
  • Parcels for prisoners of war: arrangements for receipt and distribution by camp commandants and for reciprocal treatment in Germany.
  • Postal regulations in South-West Africa:
  • Packing of parcels for prisoners.
  • Correspondence regulations of prisoners of war in the colonies and HM overseas dominions.
  • Taxes levied on parcels for British prisoners.
  • Presents in bulk for prisoners of war: question of whether presents from America for German prisoners in UK should be charged duty.
  • Correspondence of British wounded and sick in hospitals.
  • Charges on parcels sent to prisoners at Quedlinburg.
  • Correspondence of German prisoners in Canada.
  • Correspondence between Samoa and Germany: letters sent to relatives of Carl Pullack in Germany.
  • Alleged prohibition of correspondence for German prisoners of war at Donnington Hall.
  • Correspondence of German civilian prisoners in New Zealand.
  • Correspondence of British prisoners in territory under German occupation.
  • Free postage for interned civilian prisoners in UK: includes correspondence regarding Count Paul Wolff Metternich, prisoner of war detained at Lofthouse Park Camp, Wakefield, Yorkshire.

Code 1218 File 83 (papers 62282-end).

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
File 83 (pp.62282-end).
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Public Record(s)
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Subjects
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Canals and river transport
Internment
International
Army
Taxation
Caribbean
Europe and Russia
Australia and Pacific
Food and drink
Navy
Official publications
Americas
Communications
Africa
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2617262/

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