Catalogue description Germany: Prisoners, including: Dr George Layton: arrangements for his release from...
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Reference: | FO 383/208 |
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Germany: Prisoners, including: Dr George Layton: arrangements for his release from Ruhleben Camp, including:
Mrs Rachel Brummer: request for assistance in gaining the release on health grounds of her husband, Mr Marcus Brummer, a naturalised British subject; decision not to grant Mr Brummer a British passport. Repatriation of British civilian prisoners from Germany, including:
Treatment of British prisoners in Germany. Refusal of the grant of British visas to Ernst Arland and Harry James Linden; subsequent decision to allow Mr Arland to travel to the United Kingdom. Organisation of travel arrangements for the possible return of six hundred British prisoners under an exchange agreement. Return of British invalid prisoners from Germany. Mr Jacques O'Connor, a British subject interned in Berlin: transmission of a letter from him to the manager of the Birkbeck Bank in London, and subsequent payment to Mr O'Connor of a dividend due from the liquidation of the Birkbeck Permanent Benefit Building Society. Mr Jacob Frenkel: permission for him to travel with his wife, Mrs Bella Frenkel, and their children from Cassel in Germany to Johannesburg in South Africa via the United Kingdom. Enquiries regarding the whereabouts and welfare of certain naturalised British subjects in Germany, including:
Reverend James Chambers: attempt to arrange a prisoner exchange involving his son, Arthur James Chambers at Ruhleben Camp, and Louise Pagenstecher, interned at Lofthouse Park near Wakefield. Authorisation for the payment of a monthly grant to Mr Albers in Hamburg by Messrs Gellatly, Hankey & Co. Mr Christian John: request for financial assistance following a period of internment at Ruhleben Camp. Mrs H B Hart: request from her husband, Mr Harold Hart, a prisoner at Ruhleben Camp, for the provision of financial assistance to her in England; recommendation that she should apply to the Government Committee on the Prevention and Relief of Distress. Mr F W Steege: attempts to arrange for his release from Ruhleben in exchange for Mr Otto Roese; subsequent confirmation of the repatriation of Mr Roese. Professor Lionel Strachan of Heidelberg University: confirmation of his internment at Ruhleben Camp, following an enquiry from the University Council about the position of British lecturers and professors in Germany. Mr Benjamin R Foster: enquiries regarding his repatriation from Ruhleben Camp, including:
Mr Thomas William Russell: enquiries about his identity and previous address, following a letter received by the Prisoners of War Help Committee from Ruhleben Camp requesting assistance; report of subsequent interviews with Mr Russell by American Embassy staff. Mr Aaron Felixbraut: pemission for him to be issued with an emergency British passport, to enable him to be repatriated to the United Kingdom in the event of his release by the German authorities. Mr Florentin Theodor Overmann, a British subject at Oldesloe, Germany: request from Overmann & Co for his repatriation to England; enquiries by the American Embassy in Berlin. Mr Andrew Lawson, master of the SS Zealand: enquiry regarding his release on health grounds. Mr David Salzedo: repayment of money received from the British Relief Fund. Mr Maurice Lewinsohn: enquiry about the decision not to grant payment from the British Relief Fund to himself and his brother, Max Lewinsohn, both interned at Ruhleben Camp. Mr Ronald Lloyd Nunn: enquiries by his parents about the non-delivery of parcels containing butter at Ruhleben Camp, and about the possibilities of his release. Mrs Beatrice Bonner: claim for a refund of income tax which she had paid in the United Kingdom while resident in Berlin. Mr D Kemp: enquiries about the possible release of his brother, Mr William Kemp, from Ruhleben Camp as part of a prisoner exchange scheme; statement by the Prisoners of War Department that no agreement had yet been reached on the implementation of the scheme. Mr William Kemp: enquiries from his brother, Mr D Kemp, regarding his health; confirmation that he had spent time in the sanatorium at Ruhleben Camp. Mr Arthur Owen, formerly a crew member of the SS Zealand: enquiries from his wife regarding his health, including:
Code 1218 Files 108100-132239. |
Date: | 1916 |
Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
Former reference in its original department: | Files 108100-132239. |
Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
Closure status: | Open Document, Open Description |
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