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C1439/335/Rr.406/1/13/2 · File · 1927-1928
Part of League of Nations Refugees Mixed Archival Group (Nansen Fonds)

This file contains correspondence with the Delegate in Shanghai, Mr. H.Cuénod, and from Mr. Oudendyk, the Dean of the Diplomatic Body in Peking, as well as statistics of Russian refugees in this city. The Shanghai delegate is in touch with Russian organisations and individuals, amongst which, Union of Russian associations, Mr. Malinovsky, and General Horvath. Also includes a list of member organisations of Union de l'Emigration en Extrême Orient [Oudendjik].

C1443/339/Rr.409/66/1/Jacket2 · File · 1924-1929
Part of League of Nations Refugees Mixed Archival Group (Nansen Fonds)

This file documents the decision of the Turkish government to issue special passports that are in agreement with the identity certificates system adopted by the Inter-governmental conference held at Geneva, July 3rd-5th, 1922, as per circular letter of 29 Jan. 1924. Collective passports are issued by the HCR for group evacuations. It contains correspondence, memoranda and notes, exchanges between the Legal section (Dr. van Hamel) and Major T.F. Johnson of the Refugee Service, between Consuls and the Secretary-General, the delegate S. Lawford Childs and other delegations of the HCR. The question of the status of Armenian and Georgian refugees is raised as well as of new Turkish laws making the collective passport procedure much more lengthy and expensive.

C1444/340/Rr.409/66/1/Jacket3 · File · 1927-1929
Part of League of Nations Refugees Mixed Archival Group (Nansen Fonds)

Correspondence between the Delegate, Mr. Schlemmer, and the Chief of the Refugee Service as well as with American relief organizations to organize the evacuation of Russian refugees from Constantinople [Stamboul] following a decree of expulsion by the Turkish government. Correspondence is also exchanged with Turkish national authorities.