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Report on the work accomplished by the High Commissioner on behalf of Russian refugees since the last session of the Council; drafts, and related documents.

Major Johnson's notes on repatriation of Russian refugees; liquidation of delegations; finances; situation in Poland; Armenian refugees and other questions, and related note.

This file contains correspondence between Dr. S. Mack Eastman (International Labour Office) and Major Johnson regarding the case of Mr. Frank Emler.

File only contains 2 letters and a voucher relating to the travel expenses of Refugee M. André Knircha from Geneva to London.

The file content is connected to the Refugees Service assistance activities upon request from refugees.

This file contains correspondence, telegrams, minutes, notes and draft letters. The British government is represented by Philip John Noel-Baker and subjects covered include: granting of visas and passports free of charge, notification of U.K.'s adhesion to the July 3-5 arrangement by letter of 7 Sept. 1922, the appointment of Dr. Golden as delegate of the High Commissioner for Refugees in the United Kingdom.

File contains:

• the instrument of accession of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Convention relating to the international status of Refugees
• a League of Nations document C.L.79.1940.XII relating to the application to certain British Overseas Territories of this Convention on the International Status of Refugees, as well as of the Convention concerning the Status of Refugees coming from Germany signed at Geneva on 10 February 1938, as modified by the Additional Protocol of the 14 September 1939.

Miscellaneous correspondence.

This file contains correspondence regarding accounts in relation to the management of Russian refugees formerly under British Control. Correspondence is exchanged with Mr. Collins (Bulgaria Delegation), the Foreign Office (Mr. Philipp Baker), Mr. Lodge, other delegations regarding the settlement of the claim. Correspondence documents the difficulty of settling this issue due to the transfer of the Refugee Service from the Secretariat to the ILO.