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File contains correspondence relating to the transfer of Russian Refugees from Constantinople, the situation of the Refugees in Greece, financial matters, etc.

File contains:

• the League of Nations document C.A.I.R.31 of 16 November 1935: "Comité pour l'assistance internationale aux réfugiés - Communication du Gouvernement belge - Mesures prises ou adoptées en Belgique en vue d'assister les réfugiés - Situation en novembre 1935"
• the League of Nations document C.A.I.R.34 of 18 November 1935: "Comité pour l'assistance internationale aux réfugiés - Rapport présenté par le Comité d'aide et d'assistance aux Victimes de l'antisémitisme en Allemagne
• a leaflet on the speech made by A. François, Senator, on 22 January 1936 on assistance to foreigners: "L'assistance aux étrangers - Discours prononcé au Sénat par M. François le 22 janvier 1936"
• the correspondence between A. François and de Montenach from the League of Nations Secretariat.

File contains:

• a "Note on the application to Russian refugees of Law No. 2007 concerning the employment of foreigners in Turkey", 27 June 1934
• a copy of a document entitled "Loi sur les professions et métiers réservés en Turquie aux citoyens turcs" (loi No. 2007, promulguée le 11 juin 1932)
• an aide-memoire on the subject of the alleged confiscation of the properties of Russian refugees in Turkey
• a document C.A.92-1935 entitled "Office international Nansen pour les réfugiés - Conseil d'administration - Onzième session - Compte-rendu de la séance du 10 avril 1935 présidée par L.B. Golden, Vice-Président"
• and various correspondence regarding mainly the questions of the employment and naturalisation by the Turkish Government of the Russian refugees.

File contains:

• League of Nations document C.584.1933 "Russian, Armenian, Assyrian, Assyro-Chaldean and Turkish refugees - Report by the Mexican Representative"
• "Extract from Minutes of the Third Meeting of the 77th Session of the Council, 12 October 1933 - Russian, Armenian, Assyrian, Assyro-Chaldean and Turkish refugees: resolution adopted by the Assembly on 7 October 1933".

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.

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.