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Miscellaneous (General): Prisoners, including: Information about treatment of American...

Catalogue reference: FO 383/469

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Reference
FO 383/469
Date
1918
Description

Miscellaneous (General): Prisoners, including:

Information about treatment of American prisoners captured by the Germans.

Steps taken in regards to welfare of prisoners in Germany.

Regulations concerning the class of accommodation for prisoners travelling in India.

Mails between America and prisoners or interned civilians in any society.

Leaflet concerning prisoners interned abroad.

Correspondence with prisoners through the Copenhagen Bureau.

Correspondence found in mails in the UK about relief to Russian prisoners.

Functions of the Director of Special Intelligence, Postal Censorship and War Office, and the censorship of messages from prisoners.

Censorship of mails between America and prisoners of war in any country.

Correspondence facilitating relief of Russian prisoners.

Remittances to interned British subjects in neutral countries.

Postal communication with Turkey, Austria and Bulgaria.

Proposed shipment of food and clothing from Argentina to enemy prisoners in Britain.

Report of Otto Johannsen, the late German Vice-Consul at Newcastle, on the prisoners' camp at Liverpool.

Inspection of prisoners camps in Barbados.

Inspection of the prisoners' camp at Fort Napier, Pietermaritzberg.

Report by Captain Unander on visits of inspection to Alexandra Palace, and Dartford and Fulham hospitals: includes a ground floor plan (in colour, on waxed paper) of Alexandra Palace camp (in docket no. 20670), an official list of prices of foods available in the canteen of prisoners' camps, wages of various occupations, diets and a list of Austrians and Hungarians aged between 45 and 51 and over 51 years.

Report by the Swiss Consul at Vancouver of the prisoners' camp at Morrissey.

Report by Swiss Consul at Bombay on camps at Ahmednagar and Belgaum.

Arrangement of inspections of camps in Jamaica.

Report by Captain Unander on visits of inspection to camps at Corby and Radford, Libury Hall and Donington Hall: includes a list of rations, an official list of prices of foods available in the canteen of prisoners' camps, and a list of Austrians and Hungarians interned at Libury Hall.

Privileges in regard to outdoor exercise for prisoners at Ahmednagar.

Request by the Consul at Montreal for observations on incident between Captain Hashagen and the Commandant at the internment camp at Amherst.

Report by Major Unander on visit of inspection to camp at Verdala.

Booklet on House of Commons debates on treatment of prisoners in Canada.

Note from the German Government on the camp at Morrissey.

Note from German Government concerning alleged bad conditions in camps in Australia.

Reports on camps at Ahmednagar and Belgaum.

Code 1250 Files 6261-6456.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Files 6261-6456.
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English and German
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Subjects
Topics
Welfare
Clothing
Internment
International
Army
Caribbean
Europe and Russia
Pay and pensions
Australia and Pacific
Food and drink
Intelligence
Nationality
Americas
Middle East
Rationing
Armed Forces (General Administration)
Operations, battles and campaigns
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2617712/

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