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Repatriation of prisoners of war and reparation claims, including: Reparation Commission,...
Catalogue reference: FO 383/543
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- FO 383/543
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1919
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Description (What the record is about)
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Repatriation of prisoners of war and reparation claims, including:
Reparation Commission, including:
- Report of sub-committee appointed to consider the organisation of the Reparation Commission.
- Compensation to be claimed from Germany under Annex 1 of the Peace Treaty.
- Claims against the Germans in respect of merchant seamen.
- Query regarding whether a claim for refund of expenditure incurred from the National Relief Fund should be put to the Commission for an ex cathedra ruling.
- Reparation Conference: meeting at Foreign Office regarding arrangements for dealing with claims against enemy countries.
- Reparation claims against the German Government: interpretation of articles of Peace Treaty and method of assessing claims.
- British claims for compensation against German Government: classes of claims most likely to arise.
- Claims in respect of interned merchant seamen and PoWs: formulation of British claim against German Government.
Return of books belonging to British prisoners following breaking-up of PoW camps.
Serbian prisoners, including:
- Russian and Serbian PoWs in Turkey, etc.
- Inter-Allied Relief Commission for Serbian Prisoners of War.
- Supply of flour to Serbian Section of the Bureau de Secours at Berne.
- Accounts of the Purchasing Commission for Serbian Prisoners of War.
- Provision of clothing for Yugoslav prisoners.
- 'Commission des Achats pour les Prisonniers de Guerre Serbes': balance of cheque deposited by HM Government.
Repatriated invalid merchant seamen arriving at Southampton and reception in military hospitals.
Army Council Instructions, including:
- Subsequent employment of repatriated PoWs (ACI 21).
- Pay of officer enemy PoWs (ACI 17).
- Financial conditions relating to the employment of PoWs (ACI 92).
- Employment of PoWs on agriculture and payment by employers (ACI 139).
- Balances on repatriation of PoWs (ACI 169).
- Amended scale of rations for PoWs (ACI 194).
- Rewards for officers and men for services in the field, in captivity and in attempting to escape (Special Army Order).
- Treatment and disposal of sick and wounded PoWs (ACI 410).
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- Files 384 (pp.6656-end)-606.
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English and French
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2617786/
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