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This file contains a set of documents relating to adminsitrative matters of the International Labour Office Refugees Service.The file contains also correspondence about refugees palcement activities.

This file contains a set of documents relating to Russian refugees matters.The file contains also projects about schooling refugees children.

This file contains documents related to movements of refugees through exchange formula.

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.

This file contains correspondence between the Near East Delegate, S. Lawford Childs, and the Chief of the Refugees Service in connection with religious exercises [practices] of the Russian refugees colony in Constantinople.

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.

It contains file 45/16729/16729, correspondence with the British authorities and Greek High Commissioner regarding the legal status of Russian subjects in Smyrna.

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.

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.