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C1441/337/Rr.409/13/1 · File · 1922-1929
Part of League of Nations Refugees Mixed Archival Group (Nansen Fonds)

This file contains correspondence between P.H. Tiedemann, Russian consulate in Tientsin, and the Secretary-General, with M. Tang Tsai Fou, Société des Nations, Service de la République de Chine, regarding internal affairs preventing China's adoption of the Council's resolution of March 25, 1922, correspondence with Russian associations.

C1442/338/Rr.409/33/1 · File · 1925-1927
Part of League of Nations Refugees Mixed Archival Group (Nansen Fonds)

This file contains correspondence from the Economic & Overseas department to the Secretary General confirming adhesion to the identity certificates system, statement of identity certificates issued to Russian and Armenian refugees for the year ending 31 July 1927 and correspondence with the Indian Delegation to the Assembly of the LoN.

C1442/338/Rr.409/35/1 · File · 1922-1924
Part of League of Nations Refugees Mixed Archival Group (Nansen Fonds)

This file contains correspondence between the Japan Embassy in Paris (Bureau du Japon à la Société des Nations) and the Secretary-General, Sir Eric Drummond, regarding Japan's adhesion to the Council's resolution on the legal situation and passport issue (13 June 1922), its adhesion to the identity certificates system (25 June 1923) and its enforcement on 1 Feb. 1924 of this system. M. Matsuda is the Head of the Japanese League of Nations Office.

C1443/339/Rr.409/56/1 · File · 1922-1923
Part of League of Nations Refugees Mixed Archival Group (Nansen Fonds)

It contains file 45/22118/15833, Correspondence exchanged between the Siam Foreign Affairs ministry (Devawongse) and the Secretary-General (Drummond, Nitobe, Attolico) regarding Siam's position with respect to the passport and transport facilities to be granted to refugees. Siam supports the HCR's work but does not adopt the Arrangement due to the unlikelihood of Russian refugees seeking asylum or transit through the country.

C1443/339/Rr.409/66/1/Jacket1 · File · 1922-1923
Part of League of Nations Refugees Mixed Archival Group (Nansen Fonds)

It contains file 45/20336/15833/Jackets 1&2, correspondence on the subject of the Russian refugees in Constantinople and the issuing of identity certificates to them. It is exchanged between the Deputy Assistant Commissioner for refugees, S. Lawford Childs, French and British authorities (Allied High Commissioners) and Turkish authorities as well as with the High Commissioner in Geneva and the Secretary-General.

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.