Switzerland: Prisoners, including: Reports by Lieutenant Colonel Picot on visits...

Switzerland: Prisoners, including:

Reports by Lieutenant Colonel Picot on visits to interned British prisoners in Switzerland, with a list of those disciplined for various offences (in docket no.133398).

Captain Rausch: failure to present himself for examination to the Swiss Medical Commission.

Private J Rutledge: question of his transfer from Soltau to Switzerland.

Concern over the lack of members from the British Indian forces included in the lists of prisoners sent from Germany to Switzerland for internment.

Arrangements for the arrival of British and German prisoners in Switzerland between 6 and 9 August 1916.

Appreciation by the Vatican of the thanks expresssed by British prisoners for the Pope's role in inaugurating the internment scheme for prisoners in Switzerland.

List of men transferred from Leysin to Chateay d'Oex on account of improvement in their medical condition (in docket no.149034).

Lists of married British prisoners from the first three batches to be transferred to Switzerland, requesting visist from their wives (in docket no.149034).

Despatches from Lieutenant Colonel Picot, including an article in the Morning Post of 28 July 1916, on the alleged mistreatment of British prisoners by the Germans, before the transfer of the prisoners to Chateau d'Oex.

Visits by Swiss Medical Commissions to England, France and Germany; postponement of visits until late September 1916; proposal for visits to take place every three months.

Report on the arrival of two contingents of British prisoners on 11 and 12 August 1916.

Expression of thanks by British prisoners to the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva.

Conditions for visits by prisoners' wives to Switzerland, including articles from The Times from 30 August to 6 September 1916.

Reports on occupations and recreations for British prisoners interned in Switzerland.

Approval for the submission of lists of prisoners for consideration by the Swiss Medical Commissions.

Private J McClure: questions concerning his repatriation to England.

Visit by Mrs Adelaide Livingstone to Switzerland to report on conditions for interned prisoners.

Increased rates of pay by the Swiss Government to interned prisoners, including a (French language) report by the Swiss Federal Council on measures taken on internment following the decree of 3 August 1914.

Despatches from Lieutenant Colonel Picot, including:

• Details of the distribution of prisoners at various stations in Switzerland (in docket no.239989).
• Lists of prisoners from Mürren, Chateau d'Oex and Leysin who had been disciplined for various offences (in docket no.245840).
• Lists of French, Belgian and German prisoners who had escaped from internment in Switzerland (in docket no.245840).

Code 1243 File 1990 (papers 132584-end).

Topics

Internment

International

Marriage and divorce

Europe and Russia

Pay and pensions

Aid and development