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File contains correspondence and telegrams on the evacuation and financial assistance to Russian refugees, evacuation from Turkey to the Island of Syra and the arrangement of their emigration to other countries. The Greek delegate, Mr. A. Kotelnikoff [Kotelnikov], Greek authorities for foreign affairs, Mr. D. PAPPAS, head of the Russian refugees in Syra, Mr. Tolstov are amongst the creators/receivers of records.

C1437/333/Rr.404/1/66/1 · File · 1925
Part of League of Nations Refugees Mixed Archival Group (Nansen Fonds)

This file contains correspondence with the Delegation in Constantinople regarding a fund administrated by the American Red Cross for the evacuation and absorption of Russian refugees. It includes a report and accounts of a workshop for Russian refugees run by Mrs Miles of the American Red Cross, Constantinople. The proceeds are used to enable the refugees to pay their transfer to other countries.

C1440/336/Rr.409/0/3/1 · File · 1928-1929
Part of League of Nations Refugees Mixed Archival Group (Nansen Fonds)

This file contains correspondence with the Delegate in Constantinople (Stamboul), Mr. Lemtiougov, and Mr. Goulkevitch of the advisory/consultative committee regarding petitions made by individual refugees and groups against the measures of reprisal taken by the Turkish government with respect to their property.

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.