Turkey. Prisoners, including: Transmission by the American Embassy in Constantinople...

Turkey. Prisoners, including:

Transmission by the American Embassy in Constantinople of letters from British prisoners in Tarsus and Adana.

Confirmation by the American Embassy that Lieutenant Commanders Stoker and Cochrane and Lieutenant Price were in good health.

British prisoners at Konia: list of survivors and of those who had died (in docket no. 216273).

Mrs C J Yearsley: confirmation that her son, Lieutenant Kenneth Yearsley, was interned at Castamouni; request by Lieutenant Yearsley for an inspection of the camps at Castamouni and Angora.

Information on conditions for British prisoners at Afion Kara Hissar.

Extracts from letters from Lieutenant J S P Mellor and Second Lieutenant Courthorpe-Munroe, both interned at Castamouni.

Copies of a newspaper article on the British prisoners captured at Kut-El-Amara, and a draft article on the treatment of prisoners.

Information on the attendance by Indian Muslim prisoners at a ceremony in Constantinople.

Interviews with sick and wounded officers and men of the Kut Garrison on their arrival at Basra, following their release from internment.

Mr F O Rybot: report of a letter from his brother, Major N V L Rybot, interned at Castamouni; subsequent enquiry about the non-delivery of parcels to prisoners at the camp.

Professor Sir Henry Jones: letter concerning conditions at Yozgad Camp; postcard from his son, Second Lieutenant Elias Henry Jones, containing coded information on conditions at Yozgad (in docket no.247143).

Parliamentary question by Sir Edwin Cornwall regarding the British prisoners captured at Kut-el Amara.

Claim by the Turkish authorities that conditions at Yozgad Camp were satisfactory.

Refusal by the Turkish authorities to allow inspection by delegates of the Geneva Red Cross of prisoner of war camps.

Mrs K Forbes: complaint that parcels and letters had not reached her son, Lieutenant A G Forbes, interned at Castamouni; subsequent confirmation that he had received money and clothing.

Lieutenant K B S Crawford, interned at Afion Kara Hissar: request in a letter for the American Embassy in Constantinople to send warm clothing to prisoners in various camps.

Rates of pay for Indian officer prisoners in Turkey.

Parliamentary questions by Mr Malcolm and Mr Neville about British prisoners at Yozgad, and the non-delivery of parcels to them.

Mrs M Gilchrist: enquiry about the prospect of her husband, Major Gilchrist, interned at Yozgad, being included in an exchange of British and Turkish prisoners, .

Transmission by the American Embassy in Constantinople of a letter from Private George W Andrews to his mother, Mrs F Andrews.

Request by the India Office for the names of the Red Cross delegates who were due to carry out inspections of Indian prisoner of war camps containing Turkish prisoners.

Letter from the American Embassy in Constantinople explaining the problems in obtaining information on British prisoners.

Mrs D Laing: complaint about the non-delivery of parcels to her husband, Captain S Laing and Captain G Reyne, both interned at Castamouni.

Mrs H K Crawford: enquiry about the arrears of pay to her son, Lieutenant K B S Crawford, interned at Afion Kara Hissar.

Request by delegates of the International Red Cross for assistance in securing accommodation on a vessel travelling from Marseilles to Alexandria, to enable them to carry out an inspection of prisoner of war camps in Egypt; confirmation by the War Office that accommodation had been secured for Dr F Blanchod, Monsieur Thormeyer and Monsieur Schoch.

Mrs Kitty St John Maule: enquiry about the non-delivery of parcels to her husband, Lieutenant Colonel H S Maule, interned at Yozgad.

Report of the deaths of two of the British prisoners at Konia, Driver Roberts and Staff Sergeant Allen.

Lieutenant Commanders Stoker and Cochrane and Lieutenant Price: confirmation that they were in good health and were due to be returned to Afion Kara Hissar.

Allegation by Khaleel Pasha, Commander of the Turkish forces in the Constantinople district, of the breach of an agreement between himself and the Commander of the British Army in Iraq.

Interview with Mr Hoffman Philip at the American Legation in Berne, Switzerland, about conditions for British subjects and prisoners in Turkey.

Article (French language) from the Démocrateof 27 November 1916 on the massacres in Armenia and the treatment of British prisoners.

Lieutenant R L Flux: coded letter on conditions at Yozgad Camp.

Recommendation by the Secretary of the Prisoners of War Committee for the urgent provision of medical necessities for British prisoners in Turkey, and for regular inspections of prison camps by the American authorities.

Threatened reprisals by the Turkish authorities on British and French prisoners as a result of actions by Russian forces in the Caucasus.

Concern over reported conditions in Russian prison camps.

Mr J Maxwell Edmonds: information from his son, Second Lieutenant P N Edmonds, about the lack of medicine and non-delivery of parcels at Yozgad Camp.

Interview with Mr E Romig regarding information which he held on the condition of British prisoners in Syria.

Mrs L V Saunders: information about the non-delivery of parcels to her husband, Major P C Saunders.

Mrs Nellie Mosdell: complaint about the non-delivery of parcels to her son in Castamouni Camp, and the censorship of letters from him.

Proposal made to the Turkish authorities for inspection of prison camps by a neutral medical commission.

Proposed visit by Swiss delegates to Turkish detention camps in India; request for full cooperation by the Indian Government..

Petition from British medical officers interned at Ras El Ain, with a list of their names (in docket no.251819), protesting about conditions in the camp.

Draft version of a proposed memorandum to the American Government on conditions in Turkish prison camps.

General reports by Mr Hoffman Philip of the American Embassy in Constantinople, including information on progress made by the Red Cross inspection team.

Central Prisoners of War Committee: extracts from letters from officers interned at Yozgad Camp, giving details of hardships and deprivations at the camp.

Printed transcripts of interviews with British prisoners in Turkey.

Lieutenant Colonel J Boyes: request for information about his son, Lieutenant W R Boyes, interned at Yozgad.

Despatch of boots and winter clothing to prisoners in various camps by the American Embassy in Constantinople.

Parliamentary question from Mr George Lambert about the time taken to deliver parcels to prisoners at Yozgad.

Interrogation of Indian soldiers who escaped from Turkish prisoner of war camps, with a list of their names (in docket no.259482).

Parliamentary question by Mr Stewart about British officer prisoners at Castamouni.

Proposed increase in the allowance to be paid by the American Embassy in Constantinople to British prisoners in Turkey.

Central Prisoners of War Committee: request for information on the location of the camp at Entelli (Bagdaban II), and on conditions for the British prisoners interned there.

Non-delivery of parcels and money to Major A C D Thorne at Castamouni.

Arrangements for the inspection of Russian prisoners in Turkey by Swiss delegates.

Confirmation that Captain Bal of the Indian Medical Service was among the British prisoners at Konia.

Code 1244 File 5670 (papers 216251-end).

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