This file contains translations of press articles and correspondence regarding the repatriation of refugees from Yugoslavia and Bulgaria. Articles translated appeared in the Russian press (RUL) and forwarded to Major T.F. Johnson, Head of the Refugee Service. It also contains a press communiqué issued by the I.L.O. on 17 July 1925 regarding the events leading up to the situation in Constantinople of the Russian Refugees who embarked on the sailing boat Triton at Varna in March 1925.
J. Avenol's proposals to T. Aghnides (Greece), League of Nations Under Secretary-General: T. Aghnides in charge of the remnants of the League of Nations Secretariat but with restricted powers, while J. Avenol in semi-retirement, T. Aghnides wanted to resign, J. Avenol refused; J. Avenol's proposals: exclusion of the "Anglo-Saxon world" (Great Britain and America) from Europe; Swiss Authorities would not mind the disappearance of the League of Nations, the removal of some technical sections to other countries and the resignation of the Secretary-General; J. Avenol tried to get S. Lester's resignation.
Files in this sub-series reflect the activities of F. Nansen as High Commissioner for Prisoners of War (later High Commissioner for Russian Refugees), of the League of Nations and of the International Committee of the Red Cross on the repatriation of prisoners of war of various nationalities mainly from Russia after the World War I.
This sub-series contains official League of Nations documents, administrative, financial, and other documentation, correspondence, printed documents of external origin (newsletters), some photographs.
This file contains correspondence addressed by League of Nations Office in Geneva the to the Delegation in Germany in Berlin.
Born: 6 May 1889, Slättäng, Sweden.
Nationality: British (originally Swedish).
Career before entering Secretariat:
Career in Secretariat: 10 Jan. 1921, English Translator.
Left Secretariat: 8 Oct. 1921.