Germany: Prisoners, including: Anglo-German dispute over transfer of two British...

Germany: Prisoners, including:

Anglo-German dispute over transfer of two British medical officers to Friedrichsfeld prisoner of war camp.

Conditions at prisoner of war camps, including:

• Death of Private Thomas Donnelly: complaint dated 14 December 1918, by Private Victor Cotton-Cornwall, British interpreter at Frankfurt on Oder, regarding conditions at Linzmuehle prisoner of war camp, Klein Wittenberg, and his belief that they contributed to Donnelly's death; contains German War Office reply.
• Uchtermoor prisoner of war camp: complaint regarding conditions, with German War Office response.
• Private A G Ray, 18th Machine Gun Corps: struck by guard at Malchin Sugar Factory.
• Request for inquiry into treatment of British Privates H B Lovell and F T Swanston at Perleberg prisoner of war camp, after the Armistice.

Medical treatment of Private Roberts by Professor Müller of Rastatt University, containing:

• False allegations by The Daily Mail, dated 29 January 1919, in an article entitled 'German Surgeon's Crimes: Wanton operations on our men'.
• Testimony of Captain E N R Maitland on the character and professional integrity of Professor Müller.
• Statement by the Government Committee on the Treatment of British Prisoners of War to Press Association repudiating allegations; with printed copy of article in The Morning Post, dated 13 March 1918, entitled 'A German Cruelty Story Refuted'.

Resolutions passed by South Africa regarding the retention of German colonies.

Composition of commission of enquiry into abuses committed by commandants connected with prisoner of war camps: details of background and political affiliations of members comprising the commission.

Response of Prussian Ministry of War to complaints relating to conditions at prisoner of war camps, including:

• Treatment of British prisoners at the Lazaretts (medical units) of Soltau and Münster prisoner of war camps.
• Employment of British prisoners in Gluekhauf salt mines as late as 24 December 1918.
• Lazarett at Hammelburg prisoner of war camp.
• Goeggingen prisoner of war camp.
• Treatment of Private W McMurdo while a prisoner of war in Germany.
• Marine prisoner of war camp Lazarett (medical unit) near Kiel.

Private T Coniam of 3rd London Regiment: handwritten letter from Mr W J H Bird enclosing statement by Private Coniam on alleged murder of British prisoners in a hospital at Chauny, France.

Reports of commission of enquiry into cases of brutal treatment of British prisoners of war: judicial enquiry into shooting of prisoners at Langensalza prisoner of war camp on 27 December 1918.

Captain Charles Fryatt: verdict on whether his execution constituted a violation of international law; report on judgement of the case, minutes and correspondence.

Code 1218 File 7 (papers 3351-4512).

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