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Dear Vetoh,

Herewith oopy of u lottar received from

the Couilté Internat!ont. 1 de la Croix Rouge, enclosing

reoeipt auly signed toy Tcharnikoff .

vrnr3 sincerely

Chief of the Refugee Service .

1 M A11925

Vatoh Esq.35 Rua '/•rna^^^

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ICÀ/IO.

4 0 4 / 1 / 5 9 / 1

Cï i ü j -'ü M a d e m o i s e l le P o a n u n s k y ,

j ' a l ’ h o n n e u r d e v o u e a c c u s e r r é c e p t i o n

a v e u .nés re .<*roie ..- .9n t s , d e v o t r » l e l t - r e d u 2 3 a v r i l

p u r l a q u e l l e v o u s - a r e d i t e * t o e T U i t tu n o e dûment,

s i g n é e M. T u t i e r n l k o f f .

J e s a i s i s c e t t e o c c t s i o n p o u r v o u s e x p r i m e r

e n c o r e u n e f o i s ,na g r a t i t u d e p o u r t o u t ue que v o u a a v e z

b i e n v o u l u f a i r e e n . f a v e u r île l ’ i n t é r e s s é .

V a u l U e i a g r é e r , c h è r e M a d e . s c i a e l i e P o e n a n s H y ,

1 ' e x p r e s s i o n d e iaa c o n s i d e r a t i o n t r è s d i s t i n g u é e .

C h e f d u S e r v i c e d e s R é f u g i é s .

1 M A: 1925

M a d e m o i s e l l e N . P o s n a n s k y r 1 RouireC o m i té I n t e r n a t i o n a l d e l a C r o i x Bouge

1 P ro m e n a d e d u P i n_5eaàvs—

m / . C M K .

rD ear Hourl o u r C sm onek l,

in my lout letter I acciuulntnd you with my propose»

arrive! In toris on the üoth Instunt, und askod yon to bo

good enough to telephone to at the tori. Offlc. =- that

date lor the purpose of miking on appointment. H » Parla

Offloo will hcr» Joubtlean have informed yon on that oooaelon

that It would not be possible for »e to reaol, Farle on the

30th, and I fear that ny Journey will have to bo postpone»

for another month.

In theso ciroumstuucoa I should be glad if you would

inform no, at ;,onr oonvenlenee, whether the Interested

refugee organisations have been able to secure the anti

cipated reduced quotations for the transport of small eonvoys

of aiaslnn aefugeos from the Baltic States to Prance.

It the sano time. I should be very glad If you oould

eo.iuui.lt me with !(. JfoJoroff'a doolnton as to whether his

organisa'.ion desires to take ulvuntugo OÎ the Director's

efforts to place Busalnn Befugee stujobts In certain Swiss

Universities.

With kind regarde.

Youvo eluoerely,

O b l e f o f th e B e fu g e e S e r v i c e .

M o n s ie u r A . Caraunslci,194 ,■» deOreuelie,

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î(,- datr waiters.

Very many thonks for your latter of the £4th instant,

enclosing a oopy of a noto from Oolban, and two copies of

a pamphlet .>ra,)arod by the 0aaohoSlovak Foreign Office

regarding certain work oarrlod out ou behalf of ausnlan

Refugees lu Ogaohoalovakia.

Would you kindly lot Oolban know that werara ulready

in olosa contact with the refugee organisation referred to,

und that ltfl rapraaantatlves ara oo-oporatlag olosoly with

our doliigatos la various Suro ean territories.

we have a French text of tha pamphlet hlilch accom

panied your latter, but I am taking the liberty of retaining

the English toxt sant by you, a* it will be very usoful for

purpose9 of raferanc9. If, howav-ir, Oolban w;..nt« It back

I shall, of eo'irsa, ba o. ly too pieun id to return it to

bin.

Yourn slnoar ly,

Ohief of the Refugee Uervioe,

Cap-ain tf. Walters,L jaguo of Hâtions,

' 1 MA11925 ’

Tît/BMX.

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Door Madomolaelle Mazaryk,

j>t has been reported to ua, b;- a Ruasion Refugee

organisation, th. t the Czechoslovak Government hua offered

to make & grant to Russian Refugee students who havo

terminated their studies In the Czechoslovak Universities

to enable them to obtain employment In other oountrlea.

Would you very kindly let me have, at your oon-

venelnoe, full particulars rogerding the offor of the

Czechoslovak Government, oapeclally with reference to

the amount of the grant and to the conditions under

which it will be made.

Yours sincerely,

Chief of the Refugee Service

Mademoiselle Mazaryk,Croix-Rouge Tchocoslovaque,

MÔklanova 147,PRAGUE.

1 19?t

ICA/IG .

R 410/lA

jflonsieur le Conseiller Fédéral,

J'iii l'honneur de vous aoousar réoeotlon, aveo

tous re nerole nenta, de votre lettre du 23 mars pur laque lh

voua me fuites savoir que la Consul Général de Suisse à

Prague avait été Invité télégraphiquaîent à. vjsar le

passeport de M. B r u n s t , :i»::ibre de lu Mission que

nous avons envoy-je dernièrement an Amérique Latino .

C'est, en effet, grâce à votre aimable intervention que

M. Brunst a pu se rendre à Gendre .

Des Instructions ont été données Immédiatement

au Département intéressé afin de vous fuira parvenir

la so'ù a de Francs suisses : 4,50, .entant des fiais

occasionnés par le télégramme que vous t.vea bien voulu

envoyer à Prague .

Veuillez agréer. Monsieur le Con.*ei:ior Fédéral,

l'expression de ma reconnaissance pour tout ce que vous

avez bien voulu faire dans oeUte occasion et l1assurance de

ma plus haure considération .

1 1 M A UMonsieur le Conseiller Fédéral

Département Politique

T F J/IO .

De ax' Chi lu s ,

I huve r e c e iv e d a oo tn u n io a tic n from Lodge

in fo rm in g at t h a t ho ht.a c r e d i t e d y o u r aooount w ith

th e B r i t i s h Trado Cor o r a t io n , i n B o lg rad e , w ith the

su e o f TÉÔO F rench F ra i.c s Cor th o pKT a n t o f tha

t r a n s p o r t exyeneee o r th e R u ss ia n R jfugoee f o r whom

o o n tra o ts have boon l s a u a 1 by th a 0 cha in Group .

I s h a l l ba , ; la d t c know a t your a a r lv convenience

w hathar t h i s nney d u ly a r r i v e d and p t r l i c u l a r l y what

s te p s ht-ve b o rn t a l o n to p ro v id e f o r i t » re i-fc u rso nen t.

I t, would be u conven ience f o r u s t o huve <■> o o jy

o f th e ootitreéV s ig n ed by th e R efugees .

Youra s in c e re ly

C h ie f o f t h Refugee S orv loe .

1925

S . Litwfofld Ctiil-ia, Bb-1 .

OundulicevL. u l . 14 (3*)

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Rr 409/100/34/5

Detiv Chi lu s ,

Here i t h oopy o f u résumé o f i l e t t e r dtted

the 2 3 r d . 0 1 ' .i^nuury , ;.nd only re c e iv ed by us on

the 25Uh. o f .v i r i l .

Cui you throw ny 11 hù on the u«t,ber t?

Y cu r 3 a Me j ra ly

Chiuf o;‘ the jîefugee S e rv ic e .

■ 2 M A11925

S. Lfcwford C hilds , Esq.

O uidulicevu u l . 14, ( 3" j

B el^r:.de .

ICA/lO

Dear Sohlesinger,

We have recently been infox- :ed t,hat the Ger:oan

Consulates are demanding socewh. t heavy fjes for the visu

on Ident ty Certifiâtes held by Russian -pe .u :ees .

We hi-Vo leurnt, for Inst' noe, th:.t the Ge ' nn Consulate

in Geneva h*s asked 21 9v no£> 20 Cts. for the visa • . :orded

to persons of Kuasien n: t" - .. ty -horo'-u L; tv inn nationals

were onlv called upon to ;:.y quarter of this sun .

I should therefore be extre.aely obliged if you would

1e at tad Q outlining

at least as favourable ter us for vis s for afujeos us are

granted to other nation Is .

Yours sincerely

Chief ofthe Refugee Service •

2NIM192S

M. Schlesin r sr, Eoq.56 Koeni^r: etzersurûs-e

Berlin .

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rCher on a i r or- O ou lkovltoh ,

J ' n i l 'h o n n e u r de vous e n v o y e r c l - I n c l u s conle

d ’ uvM I t i t t r - quo noua yvonu reçuo do l ' O f f i c e c e n t r a l

dt> p n i l ce d e i é t r a n g e r s , h 3 e r n e , en ré ponse aux démar

c h e s que noua avons f a i t e a on fa v e u r de . T c h o u p ro ff ,

r e s s o r t i s s a - i t ru n se qui d é a i r e v o t i lr sa f i x e r eri u l s a e ,

Je vous s e r a i s t r 3 ■ rp c o n n o l u sa n t de b i e n v o u l o i r

f a l r - t p a r v e n i r l e s renseignem en t a con te nu n-anna c o t t e

l e t t r e à l ’ i a t é r e s . ’-é.

V e u i l le z nrçréor, cher Monsieur, l 'a s su r a n c e de mes

g en t im en t» l e a rcell. le u rB .

Chef i'u o r v l e e des r é f u g i é s .

4 MA 11925

on s ieu r OOULKRVITCH, ‘l b i s cheuiln Duu»e,

rMonsieur Jhbnson

Chef du Service des Réfugi-is uu

Bureau In te rn a tio n a l du T rav a il

B " N E V E

Monsieur le Chef d? Service,

En dute du 9 de ce mois, sous N° R 2 419/1/17 A»

vous S te s inteW enu auprôe de M. le Professeur Delaquis, en

faveur de M. A. Tchouproff, r e s s o r t i s s a n t russe , actual lenient

à Pra.m3, qui d - 's ire ven ir -,e f ix e r en Suisse .

Nous avons 11 honneur de p o r te r à votre connaissance

quo M. Tchouproff de i t p résen t j r une de .-mde d ’en tré e h. notre

Consulat Général L Pra-;ue: qui l u i ind iquera le s renseigne xm

qu’ i l d o it fo u rn ie . Nous ne m n m ro n s p-'-s, a u s s i tô t .ue la

demande nous sert, parvenue d» l a .eUve à l 'e x u æ n .

Vaui’ l3z c ro i r e . Mon: 'eu r l e Chef de Service, b.

1 'assurance de notre co n sid éra tio n L 6s • is tin û ée •

O ffice C entral de Police des Etrangers

Le Chef :

OFFICE CENTRAL DE POLICE DES ETRANGERS du D é p arte aen t Fédéral

de Ju s tic e e t de Polioe . n9m e , lo 10 A vril 1925

Hef. N? 63:-5Ce/Bd/Bo.

Signature

r ih r 4 1 9 / 1 / 1 7 / 1 .

m o n s ie u r l e C h e f de ^ e r v l o e ,

V ' a l l ' h o n n e u r d o v o u a e o o u s f l r r c e p t I o n , a v e «

mes p l u s S l f a r e - n e r o l e m e n t a , d e v o t r e a i m a b l e l e t t r e

e n d a t e d u 18 a v r i l , a o n o e r n a n t T o h o u p r o f f , r e a a o r -

t l u s a n t r u s s e e o t u e l l e œ e n t à f r a g u e , q u i d é a i r e v e n i r

se f i x e r e n S u i s s e . Sonne n o t e a é t é p r i s e d e v o s

i n s t r u c t i o n s , quo J e n * a l p a s m anqué d e o o n ra u n lq u o r *

1*I n t é r e s s é .

àn v o u s p r i a n t d e o r o l r e ma v i v e ç r a t l t u r i e p o u r

t o u t c » q u e v o u s a v e 3 f a i t d a n s cte e a s , J e v o u a p r i e

d * a g r é « r , M o n s i e u r 1« Chair d o s e r v i c e , l ' a s s u r a n c e -le

n e a c s i d é r a t i o n d i s t i n g u é e .

C h e f du s e . v l o e d » a r é f u g i é s .

o n s l e u r l e ! l r lO te u r fie l ' T f l o e e e n t r a l d e p o l l o e d e a é t r a n g è r e d u ’ é p a r t e m e n t f é d é r a l d e J u s t i c ee t P o l l o e , a 5 ?.. « a .

ICA/IG

Rr 409 /1 0 0 /2 2 /6

Mcnsi3ur,

lîn réponse & v o t re dem ande d u 2 a v r i l à l ' e f f e t

d ' o b t e n i r u n o e r t i r i o s t a t t e s t a n t v o t r e q u i - l i t é de r é f u g ié

r u s s e , le D i r e c t e u r d u B u re a u I n t e r n a t i o n a l d u T r a v a i l .ne

c h a r "3 de v o u s I n f o r m e r r u e l e R u r e t u , on o e t.te a t i è r e ;

s 'o o o u p Q u n iq u e r » n t r t ' a * m r l e n j u s errand no l i r e p o s s ib le

de -loys . -jdoptor l e nyatfen» d e e c e r t i f i c a t s d ' i d e n t i t é .

r . ! 3 o ir ', : . f : io t! ts . nux-nrê:nea, so n t d é l i v r e s p a r l e s

s e r v ic e s .tes Gouverne m n ts - q u i h p c l iq u a n t ce syat&ms -

aux jeroonnes en .neauro de p ro u v e r l e u r s i t u a t i o n de ré f u g lé i

Le s y s t - '-'us c e r t i f i c a t s d i ' d e n t i t é i..yunt ôté

adopts pL.r lu Gouvernèrent F ronçais, vous aeves tous

,x .. . • l e s v m te s ( p ré fe c tu re do

s lic e , -in fvur:d..L n*. 1'» ud de v o t re j.uajxie un doou-

g . v , ,, Dte t l’u 1 un uel o e r t i -

.VU u a a •>' v o u s ' . r c u v e r i e » u e l que d i f f i c u l t é , an

oc q u i c o n c e r n e c e t t e d é v u ftw , v o u s p o u r r i e s vous a d r e s s e r

b. M enai j u r C unsK i. 194 Rue d e G r e n e l l e , ü P ; . r i a , q u i sa

c h a r g e d e l a l i a i s o n e n t r e l a s o r y « n i d a t i o n s d e r é f u g ié s

ru s s e s en P r a n o e e t l e Bureau .

V e u il le z a g r é e r , Mona ju t , 1*assu ra n c e ùe ma c o n s i

d e r t t lo i . t r ô s d i s t in g u é e .

Chef du S erv ic e -tas Rôfugi-ia .

M onsieur L azare P o lto r a k37 Quui N o tre Dame

4WM1B55

ICA/IO .

Rr 4 1 9 /2 2 /2 /1 / .

Mada-na *

J ' a i 1 'hon n eu r de vous a u c u se r r é c e p t io n de v o t r e l e t t r e

du 3 a v r i l « d re s sé e à. l a S o c ié té des N a tio n s .

En réponse h v o t re demande, l a D i r e c te u r ne charge de

vous l n f o r o e r quo le .nandat du S erv lo o deo R éfu g ié s du Bureau

I n t e r n a t i o n a l du T ri .v t . l l a é té s t r i c t e ..ont l i m i t é - p a r l a r é s o

l u t i o n du C o n se il A d a ln l a t r a t l f du 10 octo b re 1924 - à la reo h ero h e

l a c o o r d in a t io n e t l a oomnui l o a t l o n des o f f r e e de p laoem ent q u i

peuvent ê t r e o f f e r t e a aux r vu^lSs, h l 'exataen des c o n d i t io n s dan»

l e s q u e l l e s le s r é f t y l i s pouvant p ro f i te r de o ;s o f f r s , e t à

une apprécia Ion du notoire des r é ï u . l^ s à pli.cor •

PaDecoptus, le se rv ice n* su nu lle sent au to r isé à s 'occu-

ex ee re e e o r t ~i.;.t.. russes se rouviml encore ana lour pays,

ceux-ci n ' 'ta n t pus considérés oo:; e réfu g iés .

Je vous c o n s e i l l e r a i s , p a r c o n t r e , de vous a d r e s s e r

au r.r».,iliA I n t e r n a t i o n a l de l a Cr o l x -RQVKS. I P ro |?na,:&_ du_E3a,

■ l l iûn'jve. q u i , s ' â t a n t dé£à c h a rg - de c a s an a lo g u e s , s e r a i t p eu t-

ê t r e s u s c e p t ib l e de vous a id e r à f a i r e vo . i r v o t r e so e u r do R u s s ia

Vou l i e z a g r é e r . Madame, l 'a s s u r a n c e de na c o n s id é r a t io n

t r ô s d i s t in g u é e .

Chef du S e r . i o e d e s R é fu g ié s •

13’c

Madazne K o r to h e ff

4 Rue d 'B s s l l n g

ICA/IO .

R 402/5/36/1

Cher Mondiaux- Qallatl,

Jki l'honneur de vous accuser réception

uveo .ne s re srcia enta, de votre lettre an date du

16 avril concernant, les catégories des réfugiés dans

votre territoire , Les détails que vous t'envoyez sent

d'une tr6s grande utilité pour nos statistiques , e t

je vous prie d'activer But uni que possible les renseigne

ments que je voua demandais dans .na l e t tr e au 25 avril

et dont nous avons besoin po r un rapport au Conaeil .

Veuillos agréer, cher Monsieur G llatl, l'expres

sion de ;nas sentiments très distinûîs .

Chef du Service des R fugiés .

i 4 M A ! 1925

Monsieur E. Gallati

Pastel Boulevard 11

ÏCA/IG

rRr 4 0 9 /100 /22 /7

Monsieur,

En ré p o n se à v o t re demande du 22 a v r i l 1925, à

l ' e f f e t d 'o b t e n i r un c e r t i f i c a t a t t e s t a n t v o tre q u a l i t é

do r é f u g ié ru i .se , le D i ra c ta u r du Bureau I n t a r n a t i o n i

du T r a v a i l ma charge de vous in fo rm e r que l e Bureau, en

c e t t e m a t i è r a , s 'o c c u p e unique aent d 'a^œ ner l e p lu s g rand

nombre p o s s ib le de pays j. au o t e r 1* sysVm e d e s c e r t i f i c a t s

d ' i d e n t i t é .

Les c e r t i f i c a t s , eux-mêmes, so n t d é l i v r é s par

l e s s e r v ic e s d e s G ouvernaien t s - q u i a p p l iq u e n t ce syatèm e-

aux parsonnos en uiesure de prouvai- l o u r s i t u a t i o n de r ' f u g i s

r u s s e s .

Le syetùiiB d e s o o r t i f i o t .L s d ' i d e n t i t é y a n t é t é

a d o p té p a r l e Gouvernaient. F ran ■ a i a , vous devez vous a d re s

s e r aux a u v o r i té s lo o i- la s com péten tes - ( p r é f e c tu r e de p o l io e )

e n f o u r n i s s a n t ü l ' a p p u i de v o t r a de .unde un document é t a

b l i s s a n t \o t re d r o i t à l ' o b t e n t io n d 'u n Lal c e r t i f i c a t »

Au oas où vous éprouva r i e ■ -uelc-.ue d i f f i c u l t é , e n

ce q u i oonoerne o e t t e déaiarone, vous p o u r r i e v o u s a d r e s s e r

à M. Czmanski, 194 Rue üa G re n e l le ," j. ^ a r i s , q u i r e p l i t l e s

f o n o t io n s d 'u n a g e n t de l i a i s o n e n t r e l e s o r g a n i s a t io n s

de R éfu g ié s en Franoe e t l a Bureau .

V e u il le z a g r é e r , M onsieur, l 'a s s u r a n c e de ma c o n s i

d é r a t i o n t r è s d i s t in g u é e .

Chef du S arv ioe d e s R é fu g ié s .

M onsieur N. £tiomatlne12 Rue de l a B arre

LYON4 V ' iri25

ÏFî/SMK.

Hr 409/100/17/I.

Soar Monsieur Hetromarchi,

With reforence to our r00out telephone

satlon o n the subject of M.Hodolfo d 3 Trftttn, I

your Information a copy of the reply which w^s

his letter on the IGth, April.

Yours sinoeroly,


conver-

oncljse

sent to

Monsieur Pietromurchi,League of Nations.

GISH?. Va.»

4M,’ 1925

ICA / G .

Rr 404/1/25A

D ear D r. Rushbrooke,

With f u r t h e r r e f e r e n c e t o y o u r l e t t e r o f th eif

3 1 s t . ol* J, nu i.ry , ndz1 :ny r e p l y o;' t h e I c t H , oi‘ F e b r u i r y ,

I i vo 17,' h b t o i-for;o you üiv.t I h.-.va h e r d f r o ■ our

r e p re i» a n t t i t lv e i n F in lu n a th i t he h-, s s u û o ô u *ed i n

lo o u t i /% une r u i ; . t i v t i Oj. i . Goor^jô S hu rL ik O ff < nd t h u t

th e l e t t e r you i 'o rv i . r a e d h ;.s boen hi.nded to h i a •

Yours a i n o e r e l y

C h ie f o f th e Rofugoo S o r / i o o •

4 M A11925

The R ev. V.H. K ush u rook e , M. D.D, The B. L i s t Ch .ruh House

A SouthL.dptoii Row

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Cher rfonsi.'ur,

Co.. - ‘ - -■ •- " v<" t ; lsLu.-e v.u 3 4 F j v i l e r o<*ioar-

ru.jit 1. • r : , j c i . : t,i : i, lu v o tre o rL;iiaU i.tS :-n ù lu M iss ion

an • • • • ■ ' « ' -i ; ^ L l n - . ' L * ‘;onn.-?:\r vous r t . .'1er que

<v u - ‘ "» '• a düunro rs il le s 5000 1. u n o a -o r, !onU.iit

de 1- aonuribuvi n u-j vnn- { v i.i b ie r . v -vü '. n -us o f f r i r .

8n > v nui te i •*-*U-o ?ra au.-o, li

Co. b i l l t, ' :Hj 3vryt ij I - L r ru b ir - . ] v / i , ! ! f i . i t

^ » de ©ouvrir

l i * ait.L'-i.nent •

v’e vous serais don.; tefrèn reocnn? issunt de bien

voulv.ir .. aj fLire parvenir v-tie contribution le plus

tôt que voue pourrez .

Veuilles ugréar» cher Monsieurt avec :os reeruie-

unts i-nt.lolp'8, l'assurance du .neo S 3 n tl :ûnt>a trî>s

distinguée .

^ 4 ^ , C i i e l ' du S e rv ice des Kéfus lé s .Monsieur ^évl Aberacn .

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itiattcmol su l i e ,

A t o u t e s f i n s u t i l e s , Je v o u s e n v o i e û l - l n o l u s

c o p i e (î’ur-e l e t t r e , e n d a ta d u 1 ' a v r i l , q 19 n o u s v i n one

de r e c e v o i r du m i n i s t è r e d e s A f f a i r e s a n o l n l e s , vous

c o n o a r n a n t , e t d o n t v e u i l l e z p r e n d r e n o t e .

K e o e v e z , M a d e m o i s e l l e , l ' e x p r e a s l o r - - e r-ss s e n t i

m en ts l e s p l u s d t s t l n i j u S s .

Ghel' du e r v l c e dea r é f u g i é s ,

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Monsieur l e D i r e c t e u r ,

Mo r é f é r a n t à v o t r e t r è s honoré e du 17 mars d e r n i e r ,

Mo. B . 4 0 3 / 3 / 1 , J ’ a i l ' h o n n e u r de voua f a l r o p a r t que le

m i n i s t è r e de la prévoyance a o o l a l e a r e n s e ig n é M olle .M asaryk ,

d é lé guée du Gouvernement t c h é c o s lo v a q u e a uprès de l ' a n c i e n

flau t-Oommlsearl a t do la S o c i é t é des N a t io n s on m a t i è r e do

p r o t e c t i o n des r é f u g i é e r u s s e s e t a r m in i e n s , que s e s f o n c t io n s

r e s p e c t i v e s a ' a c c o m p l i r a i e n t do ré n a v a n t en c o l l a b o r a t i o n av ec

Le B orea s I n t e r n a t i o n a l d u * T r a v u i l , e t a a s s u r é Mal le» Maaaryk

d ' S t r e e n t i è r e m e n t d i s p o s é à l u i p r ê t e r t o u t son ap p u i dune

1 'acoompllasoment de c e t t e t fioho.

L a is se z -m o i p r o f i t a r do c e t t e o c c a s io n pour voue

r é i t é r e r . Monsieur le D l r o o t o u r , l e s a s s u r a n c e s do ma hau t»

c o n s i d é r a t i o n .

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Monsieur A lb e r t Thomas,D i r e c t e u r du Bureau I n t e r n e t lonu 1 du T r a v a i l .O e n .v e , (S u i s s e )

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IIIB 18T iü" UM *F .iOOln U.' i .

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Mona l o u r l e D l r o o t e u r ,

J ' a l l ' h o n n o u r do v o u a a o o u B o r r é o o p t l o n do v o t r o

l o t t r - N o . B . a . 4 0 9 / 2 5 / 1 du a3 i ia ra d e r n i e r c o n c e r n a n t

l ' o o u v r e o n t r o p r l a e p e r I ' a n o l a n B a u t - O o n L u la a a r la t d o l a

.S o c ié té d o s t i a t l o n e p o u r l o a r é f u g i é e , on oe <*i 1 o o n o c r n e

l o p la o o m o n t doa r é f u g i é e r u a a o e e t a r m é n ie n s , o e u v r o

c o n f i é e p a r l a Vèmo A a a o n ib lé e do l a t ï o o l é t é do a i i a t l c n a

a u B u ru a u I n t e r n a t i o n a l d u L’r o v a l l .

f o u r oe q u i c o n o e r n o l ' a g e n t f i n l a n d a i s r o o o n n u

comme d é lé g u é d u H a u t - C o is n la a a l r o do l a 3 o o l é t é do a S a t l o n e ,

l o j i a j o r G é n é r a l S o h n l n d t , J ' a l n o t é q u o , d é a o r m a la , 11 o a t

c h a r g é p a x l o b u r e a u I n t e r n a t i o n a l d u T r e v u l l é g a le m e n t do

t r u l t a r l o e q u e s t io n s r o l a t l v u s a u x r é f u g i é e , t a n t q u ' i l

a ' a g l e a e do l a F i n l a n d e , o t Je m 'e m o r^ a a o d e v o u e n a a u r o r quo

j o ne m a n q u e r a i pee d ' a p p u y e r , dana l a m oa uro du p o a a l b l e , le a

a s p i r a t i o n s de S o h i l n d t d .na t o u t ce q u i o t r a i t a u x

r é f u g i é e .

V o u l l l e a a g r é o r , Mono l o u r l o D i r e c t e u r , l ' a a s u r a n o e

do ma h a u t e c o n s i d é r a t i o n .

S ig n é ; M i n i s t r e do a A f f e l r o a «i o l o l o a .

Me M b n n lo , . . c c r é t u l r e G é n é r a l .

n o n e l o u r l e D l r o o t e u r du b u r - o u I n t e r n a t i o n a l du T r a v a i l .

v i c a A o .

rM onsieur,

J ' n i l ' honneur d ' a t t i r e r v o t r e a t t e n t i o n s u r le

eu s suivant» :

M. l e Baron do M eyendorff et. sa femne, dont

2---- j e per ,r a t s de vous envoye r o i - i n o l u s l e s f i c h e s

p e r s o n n e l l e s , d é s i r e n t o b t e n i r le p lu s t ô t p o s s ib le un

v i s a d 'e n t r é e en S u is s e , q u i l e u r p e r m e t t r a i t de p a s s e r

l ' é t é ii l u nonttyne . M. du M eyen.iorff o r o i n t r e n c o n t r e r

qu e lq u e s d i f f i c u l t é s dan s c e t t e dém arche, é t a n t donné

üu n a t i o n a l i t é r u s s e . I l a ' a i t , t o u t e f o i s , de p e rsonnes

tcu i, L f u i t reooiananduolea, d o n t M. l e P r o f e s s e u r G ustavo

PITTAUJGA, !to ibre du Coialté de l'Hytflfcno & l a S o c ié té des

N a tio n s , q u i l e s o o m iu it u a p u ls 15 ems, se p o r te absolumert

J e vous s e r a i s , pux co nsé quen t, extrem e *.«nt r e -

c c rm a is s a n t de b i e n v o u l o i r f a c i l i t e r dans l a Jiesure du

p o s s i b l e , l ' o b t e n t i o n d 'u n poi\.ils de s é j o u r à M. e t Mme.

„ie M eyem orff .

Je vous p r i e de b ie n v o u lo i r a g r é e r , M onsieur,

en iièae te .rps que mas r e . a e r c l e ^ n t s a n t i c i p é s , l ' e x p r e s s i o i

de na hi u te c o n s id é r a t i o n .

Chef du S e rv ic e d e s U ' f u j i é s .

M onsljur l a Chaf du D iv is ic ndu Duvurte u n t F é d é r a l de J u s t i c e e t de P o lio e

! 7 M M 1925

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Hr 409/10/3.

My dear Monsieur Krasslna,

My Office In Constantinople has drawn my attentiop

to the particularly tragic circumstances of some 250

Basaians stranded at Constantinople, whose situation, I

venture to believe cannot fail to evoke your sympathetic

interest.

It appears that these unfortunate beings form part

of a group of Russian l.efugeas who had - expressed the desir.e

to be repatriated and had been concentrated at Varna for

the purpose of complying with tho necessary formalities im

posed by the Soviet Bed Cross representative in Bulgaria

prior to their repatriation.

The Soviet Bed Cross representative, however, left

Bulgaria b fore t osa formalities could be completed, with

the result that the refugees, most of whom had abandoned

work in Bulgaria with a view to returuiag to Russia, ware

confined in a camp at Varna.

I understand that the Soviet Government has allowed

u oertain portion of the refugees in tho camp to enter

Russia, in spite of the i'act that they had not obtained

beforehand the necessary entry visas.

Iho success achieved by those refuge B apparently

inspired the guup of 250 refugees, forming the subject of

this letter, to make similar efforts.

These unfortunate people were, -loreover, it seems,

encouraged in this l-oye by the assurance of a certain

His Sxcelloncy.h.B. iUrasslne,

U.S.U.K. Embassy,Kuo de Crenelle,

Pà KZS.

Ikayeff, th<i owner of the flailing voaaal "Iriton", that

they oould obtain entry visas from the 3ovlet reyrosoututive

nt Constantinople.

Oh this uemirnaoe the 260 refugees embarked at Varn^

at the beginning f Maroh on the "Triton", w loh was appa

rently <ju ite unseoworthy, und which aft*» twenty nix days,

was towed into Constantinople in a sinking condition.

During thin time the refugees were practically without food,

nnâ, by reason of rough weather and altogether inadequate

clothing, had suffered terrible hardships*

Their situation at Constantinople la no less tragic,

as they ar; without food or shelter und for the most part

their clothing is in rags*

Ylie Spvlet rep .’sei.tatlvo at Constantiuople refuse»

to rant visas to these unfortunato people, except on in

structions froa Moscow.

It is in thes « circurnstances, Dear M. Kraaslne, that

I appeal to your humanitarian instlnota on behalf of those

human derelicts who have undergone such hardships in their

deaire to return to their native co.mtry.. I appreciate

o.:-ly too well the Irregularity of the mo hods thajr have ad

apted to achieve t-hla ond: I vonturo to h ipe that, never

theless, you will find it possible to telegraph to Moscow

reconriendlug that the Rjvlot . o;>roRentalive in Constantinople

be instructed to issue visas to auch of theno rofugees as

are politically acceptable to the Soviet Government. I am

encouraged to bollrve that the n jority of thesa refugees

will prove to be so acceptable as I u^dertsand that they

preseuto themsolvea at Varna la respun a to the repatria

tion nunounoenvints aade by the Soviet Red Cross represent

ative in Bulgaria.Believe me,

Dear li. Krasalne,

Xoura vary sincerely.

Tij/SlXr

rM. Kraaalne.

May 4th.I925

lly dear Hpnsienr Krasaine,

Office In Constantinople has drown

RT409/I0/3. ^ attsutlon to the particularly tragic cir

constances of some 250 Russians stranded at

Constantinople,whoso situation,I venture to

believe oonnot fall to «Voke your symppthetio

Interest.

It appears that these unfortunate beings

forn part of a group of Russian Refugees who

hud expressed the desire to be repatriated and

hud bean concentrated at Varna for the purpose

of complying with tho necessary formalities im

posed by the Soviet Red Cross representatives

prior to their repatriation.

The Soviet Red Cross representatives,

howevor, left Belgrade before thoso formalities

could be oompleted, with the îesult that the

réfugiés, most of whom had abandoned work in

Bulgaria with a view to returning to Russia, were

confined in a camp at Varna.

I understand that the Soviet Government

has allowed a certain portion of the refugees in

the camp to enter Russia, In spite of the fact

that they had not obtained befor 'hand the nec

essary entry visas.

The success acl loved by those refugees

apparently Inspired tho group of 250 refugees

forming tho subject of this letter to make sim

ilar efforts.

These unfortunate people v.ere, moroover,

it seems, encouraged in this hope by the assurant»

of a certain Ikyoff, tho oworner of the sailing

vessel "Triton", that they could obtain Russian

entry vlaue from the Soviet representative at

Constantinople*

On thla aaauranoe the 250 refugees era-

burked at Varna at the beginning of Muroh on the

"Triton" which was apparently quite unseaworth|r

und uftor twentyslx daya was towed Into Con

stantinople In a sinking condition. During

thla time the refugees were practically without

food, and by reason of rough weather und alto

gether Inadequate clothing, had suffered terrljble

hardships.

Their situation at ®onstantlnople is no

less tragic, as they are without food or shelter

and for the moat part their clothing Is In rags.

The Soviet representative at Constantinople

refuses to grant vlsua to these uflfortunate

people, except on lnstonotlons from ïfosoow.

It is In these olrounstanoes. Dear M.

Krasslne, that I appeal to your humanitarian

Instincts on behalf of these human derelicts who

hc.ve undergone such hardships In their desire to

return to their atlve country. I appreciate

only too well the irregularity jf the methods

thay have adopted to achieve this ond and I ven

ture to hope that novertheless you will find it p

possible to telegraph to Moscow recommending

that the Soviet representative in Constantinople

be instructed to issue visas to suoh of these

refugeoa aa are politically acceptable to the

Soviet Government. I an encouraged to believe

that the majority of these refugees will prove

to be so acceptable ua I understand that they

presented themselves at Varna in rosponae to thp

r repatriation tiunoiinoemouts mud9 by the

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runoe da taas aanti.a3nt»s 1 -S i&ailleura .

Chef du Service des Réfugiés •

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5 Hoher Ui-rkt,

Vienna .

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l e té lé g ra m m e e n v o y é à P r a g u e p a i v o s b o n s e o l n s •

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ICA/IO .

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Cher Monsieur,

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vous Lvaz b ien vou lu Joindre un - M-liiorandum sur lu oont.inuv.bion

de 1* a c t i v i t é du S e rv ic e das R'-ru i é a .

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n otre an trebien à ce s u j e t , je n1 -5 Lui s f a i t une conception quelque

pau d if fé r e n b e da v o tre p r o je t . J ' a i oru comprendra, en e f f o t ,

que vous a v ie z au l ' i d é e d 'une e x p o s it io n ay.-nb a p p o r t aux r é fu g ié s

r u s s e s , q u i, organ isée pur un Comité MixUo couposé de reprasen-

bunts das d iv e r se s organisubians do R é fu g ié s , auruib l i e u & l 'é p o

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s e lo n l e s i n d i c a t io n s que j e mo s u i s p a r a i s da vous d onner p lu s

V e u il le z a g r é e r , o h ar .Monsieur, l 'a s s u r a n c e de 'uu co n s îd

rt-.biori a u ia b i i^ u é e •

Chef du S erv ic e Jes R fu g ié s

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1, L itiow* je M. ,1» , , ' H y * r un « b i t - i*.>bonau.

0 , r vous nous ".uvr-.erü v o .^m mix t r v ,ux

des ont.,!.» e'u u Vvub.es b .-v u - . * •

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.,uo le pre 1er ooiWol doiine « u n » sufclsfnotlon .

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de-iandis, u 'o s l Air» es ,h.*un .

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Monaieur,

Couine su ite à inu l e t t r e en date du 22 u v r il

oaaoernunti la pltr oa uent, de R éfugies Russes dans une

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p o ss ib le .

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o o n s id é ra t ic n d is t in g u é e .

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Dear Zwerner,

It, has now bean de aided that/ harueforward

you will be known by the title of

" Delegate <.t Salonioa of the Near Bust

Delegation, Refugee Section, 3.I.T." .

I ii.ii informing Captain Childs accordingly»

Yours sincerely


| fl M A I 1925

G. Zwerner, Esq.

34 & 44 Hadji Os .un

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Dour Chil ;s,

In re l -r to your l e t t e r o f the 2 1 s t . o f ./lurch

on uhe subject of Zwjrner's t i l e , I a êaa.d to

in i’orai you that i t ha» now been arranged that we should

f a l l In with your suggestion that U Zwerner should be

known us the " Delegate at Salonioj, o f the Near East

Delegation , Rofugee Seotion , B .I .T .3

I tun inforiûing Zwerner accordingly •

Yours s in c e . e ly

Chief o f the Refugee Service •

8 M A : 1926

L. ChildsGuiiUulioavti 14 (3°;

Be l^raae

Distribution.

Attached you will find a small correction made by

M. Puchâllnn with reforonce to hlB statement on page I % line

22, of the Minutes of the Advisory committee. I have had

copies of this correction made and I should be glad if you

would have it circulated to our Lists 1,8,3, and those people

.entioae in my note to you of the Loth April.

i»ofuKoo Service.

I C A / I C

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y o u r k i le W a r o f Vlie 2 2nd . .V A orU V- o . «hioh I ti

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you h-.vo iooa i/: t,u:U k. uûoi- .

Y o ur. a t o c o r e l y

C h ief of Vha Refuge© S erv io e .

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HBLSIHQFWS .

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for roor.

for insertion in Refugee Advisory Co;nmittee File

llL next, .nesting up pliontion of Sengor (Prague }

jsentuUion on Conmlt, ee .

( April 30th.1925)

sent down 2nd. time ! 'toy 9th.1925

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l o t t o r s n o s . 3 H /IX /7 I unct 3 I2 /IX /7 2 , o f tho -Urd

A p ril o f sh io li I huvo tt-kon e u ro fu l ^.oto.

Youre 1iu o o r i ly ,

Obi of o f tho lîofugoo Sorvlco .

9 MAI1925

S*L, O hilda , js q ,Ouadulloovti K ,

ro the D irao to r.

obaorvi-tiona op t he Report by U. Dolbos.

•ty t-..o outstanding Impressions on a first reading of

the report 1, M. Delboa were thé’api.ar.nt Inodequot, knowledge

of the work carried ont by tho Sigh Oommlsalon for tho Suasion

refugees, endHho inaccurate Information supplie to hi. with

reference to tho BubsIm . refugee Bitot ton In other countcUs.

,ho first improsslon could probably bo oocounted for

by th, i'uot that M. Delbos hen oouflnad hie study of the wort

of '.ho High Commission to a progress report aubmltted by Dr.

Iianaen to th, Council In Jun. of last year, an no rofor.no.

haa apparently been made to the moro comprehensive reports

submitted to the 1923 and 1934 Assemblies.

to, second Impression leads no to think that the In

formation regarding tho Russian refugee situation In other

countries baa boon drawn almost entirely from members of the

lato Bosnian diplomatie r Z f i * * . I am oonflrmed In this

impression by the recommendations made by M. Dolbos for the

future handling of tho Hussion refugee problem whloh provide

for tho repr.sentatlon of the refugee Interests by momberB of

the oil Hussion Mplomatlo Oorps. Our e«por«no. has taught

us that however adequately the old liusslan Diplomatie corps

ropresontod those interests In th, past, they are now almost

entirely out of sympathy with th, general mass of tho refugee!

it may ho useful for mo to refer to te-specific atato

■'■“«i& r o l tho report In support of my contentlonsi-

It IB suggested In this paragraph that the Govlot cov-

ernmeat in deellnlng the oo-oporatlon of a delegate of the

Elgh commission waa Influenced solely by Its antagonism to

the League of nations. This undoubtedly was a contributory

factor to its decision, but there la uot the slightest djubt

that the main reason lay in tho fact that the Soviet

Government regarded tho repatriation arrangement as a one

sided deal. Sfe were, on more than one occasion,made to

understand by the Soviet Government that everybody gained

by the repatriation of Russian refugees except Moscow. For

instance, tho country offering hospitâlity to the refugee

was relieved of Its responsibility for him and the refugee

secured re**establishment in his native country, but tho Soviet

Government only received a late political antagonist and an

unknown quality for the future, also an economic charge

pending h', s re-establishment, it will bo remembered that (HU Jewish Colonisation Association was granted facilities for

tho co-operation of its representatives in Russia in oonneotioc

with the repatriation of Jewish refugees. Thero is no doubt

that these facilities were obtained b. reason of the fact that

tho Jewish Col.nissai.lon Association made considerable funds

evnllatio for the re-establishment in Russia of its repatriates.

There is likewise little doubt that l)r. Hansen could have

secured the same facilities had he been in a position to

finance the re-establishment of the refugees.

M. Delbos emphasizes the danger to France arising from

the introduction of propagandists from the 3rd International.

This danger could be considerably diminished if Governments

could be induced to extend the sco.ie of tho Identity Certificate

System. I shall give glaring exam>les. In a Inter paragraph,

of passport abuse practised by the Old Russian organisa ilonit

in Berlin, tho organisation curiously enough,which are rec

ommended by M. Delbos for tho protection of Russian refugee

interests in Germany and for the issue of pass orts to the

refugees* \

Bverybody acquainted with th > dif.ioultloa of the

Russian refugee -roblem will agree with U. Uelbos' contention

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that tha legal fltatun can oui y bo regulated satisfactorily

by an International arrangeront. If countries endeavour to

rag ilnte this question independently It Is almost Inevitably

that tho oountrjttiidoptUig the moat tolerant attitude will In

the and be burdened with tho majority of tho r o f u g e e e , irres

pective of tholr economic absorption.

jho reforenue on th Ls page to tho work of the High.,

OommlsHlon for Busnlan refugaos only touches the fringe of

the work accomplished. A roi'oronoe to iff. Hanson's reports

to the 1923 and I9K4 Assemblies will confirm this statement.

It ls suggested In this paragraph that Dr. Kanson has

found It necossury to modify his previous ntatemont3regarding

the treatment, by tho Ooviot Government, of tho refugees

repatriated by him. iff. Hunson has not, to my knowledge,

modified his attitude on this point, nor am I aware of any

evidenco showing that tho Sovlot Government did not observe

Its undortakings in this connect ion.

Repatriation.

14. tioibos suggests that the repatriation of Russian

refugen * from Prunco aould be effected by means of u nixed

pranoo-Bussian Gommittoe. It is difficult t. se,3 how Prench

repr isuutatlves in Russia could soouro respect by tho Soviet

uuthoritios of guarantees In Vavour oi* refugees so repatrlatofl.

2hj Soviet Oovornmont would c -rtainly resent any suoh Inter-

forouce in its Internal ai'faire but in tho absence of inter

vention of Buoh^naturo the i'renoh Government could not offer

amy guarantee to rofuge<b repatriate from Prance. I at 111

think that tho only satisfactory arrangement would be that

aegotaltod by an i ipurtlal international organisation.ôtherwise

Refugees repatriated by arty particular Government would find

themselves without any proteotion in Russia in the event of the

relations of that Government and the Soviet Government beooaing

s.,rained .

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It, is only too true, as M. Delbos points out that

there^hundreda of thousands of Staatenlose in various countries,

although it is astonishing to learn that in Franoe alone there

are <to fewer than • Wo constantly received

applications for passports from Staatenlose who are neither

Armenian nor Russian Re.ugees, and for whom unfortunately

we can do nothing . If the general question of the legal status

of the Russian Refugees is to form the subject of an Inter

nationa Conference, it would indeed he an excellent thing to

endeavour at the sa ce time to settle once and for all this

vexed question of tty Staatenlose .

It is stated that the Nansen Passport is not in general

use in Franoe, because, among other reasons, it is not valid

for the purpose of travelling to countries which are not

meabers of the League . Here, once iore, the Commission is in

sufficiently informed as the Identity Certificate Arrangement

has been iWuula'iLiWcr by the United States, Germany and Turkey,

the three largest countries with the exception of Russia which

are not in the League . In Germany, the Certificate has not

only been recognised, but, as a result of frequent represent

ations aade to the Gorman Government, is available for the

majority of the Russian Refugees in G.-r iimy . The American

Government does not issue the Identity Certificate to Russian

Refugees in A.erioa, as L ere is a special document in force

for all Staatenlose, but the African Govern.nent has acquainted

us officially of its willingness to recognise Identity Certifi

cates issued by other Governiients for the purpose of receiving

the American entry visa . The Turkish Governnent whilst not

formally adhering to the Identity Ceriificate System, has

agreed to issue an analogous document for the Russian Refugees

in Turkey *hioh is to all intents and purposes our

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Identity Certificate System and is in faot recognised as

suoh by other Governments .

As fur us I oui any~> no practical arguments are

advanoel aguinst the general issue of Identity Certlfioates

to the Russian Refugees in Prunoe .

b. One of the alternative proposals aade by M. DELBOS

is that. Russian Refugees in oo.u-ion with other Staatenlose

should be regarded aa the subjects of the League of Nations.

Ihia 18 ourae atUtoplan solution,which,as a matter

of faot, I pressed at the time of the Identity Certificate

Conference in July 1922. The obvious objoctlons were immed

iately raised by certain Qovernmoit reproaentativea that the

adaption of that proposal woi Id tHmeâ4a*ely place the League

lu the position of a super state. The argument was moreover

advanced that the issue of passporta by an organisation im

plied necoaaarily that that orgauiat.t,lon had a territory to

which the holdaes of the passports issued by it could be

repatirated in caso of need and that the League could not ful

fil suoh an obligation. It is obvious,nevertheless,that far

practical reasons the issue of Identity Certificates by the

League would hava been the best arrangement aa it would have

been reasonable for the League to charge a fee for the issue

of suoh Certificates and adequate finds c-vuld have been obtatvd

by those means to provide for a complete solution ojf the

Busaian Refugee problem.

(**.)_ Re know only too well from ps.st experience that it is

quite inpossible to entrust refugee interests to one organ

isation. It is,as a natter fact,due to our refusal to

give the mouoply to any spécial organisation that we have been

able to at-iïr i* middle course ana work in perfect harmony with

y

tho mmerouB refugee organlaaUone. It Is ther-iforo wrong to

assume that refugeo interests huve been proteoted in any par

ticular country by any ono refugee organisation. Indead, in

praotioo, if not in thoory, tho delegates of the High Oonrnlseion

have been recognised by the majority of Qovornmenta aa the

proteotora of the Buaaian Befogees. It la only neoeasary to

olte a few Inatancea in aupport of thla contention. In Austria

our delegatea cot aa tho buffer between tho Ru anion Befugoes,

the Austrian Government and tho Soviet Legation,and Identity

Certificates are only isnued b. tho Austrian authorities to

the refugees on a recommandation by our delegate# Moreover,

whon the Governments of the Baltio Sàâtoa, Poland und BmaAnia

have threatened for variiua reaaons to expell largo mtisses

of Bus -ian Bofuge os into Bua ia. It haa only bean through the

efforts of tho High Commission or lta delegates that those

expulsions have not boon effected. On such occasions the

intervention of tho refugee organisations haa proved tQ be

altogether impotent, and in thu 1-st roaouroe they have alwaya '

boon obligod'invoko the intervention of tho High Oommisaion.* \

Almost ùally instances oould bo cited of ro(,uoHt8 from indi

vidual rofugeoa or from rel’ugoo organisations for our lutortan-

tion to aoeuro either tho issuo of Identity Certificates to

refugees or to prevent tho application of harah neaauroa

concerning them.

jgho Surao arguments oould be advanced againat the ap

plication of the aolutlon proposed in th*s paragraph.

The principle underlying the proposal contained in

this puri.f;raph Is to ray mind, in no way different that for -

-ing the tousls of the two proceeding possible solutions.

InateSd of making tho old Busfilan Bed Cross or aome other

refuge'» orgaulaattm responaible for the interests of the

refugees It is proposed that the reprosentutlvea in various

countries of tho lute Russian regimé should be so appointed.

A part from tho faot that that body no longer represents

more than a very small portion of the Bosnian Refugees the

unfortunute Impression suoh un arrangement would make on the

Soviet Government cannot be Ignored. It would In fact produoe

a contradictory impression In aountrles whioh have uffordad

recognition to tho Soviet Qoverment and would, moreover,

create in those countries u state within u state. In support

of this proposal M. Belbos cites the expaple of tho lute

Russian regimé delegate in Germeny under tho leadership of

M. Botklne. Ho could hardly have chosen a more unfortunate

example. After protracted and tedious negotiations with the

German Government wa auocooeded in siourlng a gonaral appli

cation of the I entity Certificate System to pruotioally the

whole 500,000 refugees in Germany, but this was not thanks to

M. Botkine's efforts, but in spite of them. M. Botklne, as

a natter of faot, was able for u long time, by methods and fop

reasons which need not bo too closoly examined but whioh I't,. /:.-fc lyL

think are obvious, »b*nlu&d tho permission of the German Gov

ernment to issue passports to Russian Refugees in Germany.

por these passports ho charged as nuoh as 10 ambles per head

but hen the unfortunate holders endeavoured to travel with

them thay found that no other tfountry would recognise them

and In the end hu«l to oorae to us for Identity Certificates.

That is to Buy they had made a gratuitous contribution of 10

Roubles to U. Botk’ne1 s organisation. Y/o became so oonsoloup

of this abuse that we made repeute representations to the

German Government to recognise tho Identity Certificate (Jystorn

as the only legal possport for Russian Refugees in Germany

and after lengthy negotiations we s^poeodedIn aohieving thlj

objoot. It uuy JuBttf loatljfl j'lw r ■ u ir e l f t will be found

in the recant investigation maJo by the German authorities

rat the Headquarters of M. Botklne's organisation, when not

only the abusas referred to above were established but It was

found that refugee passports ha.l been Issued to other than

Russian Rstfugoes.

The other example a.ivanoed iii support of this particular

solution is the allege, success of similar refugee committees

In Qroat Britain. Groat Britain has adopted tho Identity

Certificate System and as for as my Information goes has applied

It. I ounnot therefore imagine that it has delegated its

functions in this connection to a Russian organisai.Ion, although

I am quite willing to believe that the British authorities

afford duo consideration to any recommendations, for Identity

Certificates, made by that organisation.

Page 16» My observations under page 16 (a) and (b) above indicate

ParagraphjT . thlnltfBufflolontly clearly,tho abuses to bo expected from the

issue of passports by the Russian organisations. There is,

however, no reason whatever, but on the contrary. advantage

in utilising thesi organisations in an auxiliary capacity as

/7 suggested in this paragraph of M. Uelbos report.

Paragraph.6. The functions mentioned in this paragraph are as I have

pointed out above already oarriei out by our delegates.

In support of my content ions I can hardly do botter than vuote

tho conclusion of this paragraph:- ."Il ost désirable qu'il ne so cr6o par de prolessionnels du métier,qui,sous prétexte de venir en aide aux réfugiés, exploiteraient lour misore et causeraient de nouveaux, a 1'administration.

Hha only practical solution of this difficulty would be

by means of the appointment of repr >sontatlve oo--missions in

various oo ntrlos similar to our Commission de Trlagô,which

would Insure a gen-iral representation of refugee interests

und avAid.at tho same time,all couse f >r Jealous^ consequent

on a monoply being given to any purtlou ar organisation.

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2 The suggestion made by M. Delboa that the whole

quontlon of the regulution of the stat s of sâttenlose should

be examined in ooxuieotion with the Russian Refuge e problem

merits the most serio is consideration, The faot that he

reports that In France alone there are 4,000,000 foreigners

is eloquently significant. *t is, however, 1-npoaslblo to

find a solution of the sAattenloso problem by individual

Governmental action mid ,'rafticul methods can only be devised

by means of an Inter-Governmental Conference. Tfoo League

having initiated the system for the Issue of passports to

Bus lan and Armenian stattenlose is naturally looked to, not

only by Individuals but by Governmenta, as the organisation

indicated to deal with this problem. We receive almost daily

applications from stattenlose for Identity Certificates which

unfortunately wo are not able to satisfy,

a) m. Belbos advances the following potent argument in

favour of an International action for the purpose of arriving

at a solution of these difficulties:-

"Lea échangea de vues que nous prenons la liberté "de vous a gérer permettraient de confronter les besoins "et les méthodes duns les domaines de lé législation, de "1'assistance, du contrôle, et aussi de les harmoniser, siron "de les unifier . Tel pays peut avoir en trop telle catégorie "d'émigrés , dont aanque tel autre ; les uns et les autres,'èt plus encore les émigrés, ont intérêt, sinon à une législation uniforms, du moins h des statuts suffisamnent ooor- "donnés pour que l'usage des passeports, des échanges de main "d'oeuvre, etc .. ne se heurtent pas à chaque instant à des "obstacles infranchissables . Ceux qui accueillent oomme ceux •?qui sont accueillis ont intérêt à ce qu'il n'y ait pas aurait de modes d'accueil que ie paye différents ; à ce que "l'hospitalité donne à tous le maximum de facilités et de "sécurité . "

"La Sooi-5 é des Nations semble toute désignée pour "présider à cet effort d ' organisation .-et de coordination . “Nous avons ontrô oomment elle s'y est efforcée dans le pas- "sé, mais nous avons vu que la Qommission Nancen â dû finale "ioant renoncer à sa tâche . En revanche^ le Bureau International du Ttuvail a déjà Joué un tel role dans les questions d'iia.dgrution, d'orientation et de répartition de la "oain-d'oeuvre, de législation du travail etc., que nous “pouvons fonder sur lui les plus grandes espérances .

"Nous voyons là uno ra iso n nouvelle de préconiser" li c réa t io n rapide de l ’O ffice N-tional de l ' I /migration,"qui sorn 1 ' Intermédiaire m tu r e l an tre lu France o t Qen’ve, “pour lee 'U estlons qui re lèv en t da si ooirçpétenoe

" Lu Société des Wallons ells-uiême, paut e t d o i t ,"nous s e n to le - t - i l . jcuor un -r'.n.l r ô le , notv-i rent dims lea 'V.uestlans d ’a se ls tance e t le l 'g t s l e t i o n in te rn a t io n a le . "Elle ue-ut, m i s c I •• ld^r résoudra des o p s o a b n r r w s s a n t o , "oo./i ie c e lu i <(Ui -O’. r i a e n t e quand, ou expulsa des étran.jars "oui sont r a f u lés hors du pays où i l s ont ôté envoyés . Bn "attendant la d éc la ra tio n dos d r o i t s du l 'é t r a n g e r , dont nous "avons parlé plus h -u t, e l l e p o u r ra i t , pour ne prendre û'un “exemple, p réc ise r a t g é n é ra l is e r l 'u saga du passeport Nansen "qui p e rm ettra it d 'a id e r au ràg lo nent du s o r t dr*o s tao ten lo se “oacertli 'ic& t d ' id e n t i t d p o u r ra i t le u r ê t r a déilvr-» pour une "duré.» d éb ari inée , oinq ans p rr axenplo, au bout desquels "ilsi-aurc.isnt à ch o is i r sn tvs 1 n . . t l a iu l i t â d ’o r ig in e , la "na tu ra l1 s u tle r dans le paya qui l e s a u ra i t a c c u e i l l i s , ou la "q u a li té , an quoique Lort^, Je t>u„yts le lu Souiâté des Nat i o n s , qu i, d ' i c i l à , a u ra i t 4té dé te ra lnôe .

"La Can lia si on estiuis .ne l e s échanges de vue "q u 'e l l s préooniso, cutr- i-jvr i - l l l i t û !.. é c la te , pourraien t "aontribuer û a id e r l a Société des Nations e t le Bureau "In te rnationh l au Travail du ts l 'aooc.ipliss:i .ont de la tâche "qui leu r inernibo

rii-

it will bo reoognlaod that what H. Delboa propoaoa

the High comission has actually pot lato practice during

the lust throe yeara ana that generally spooling the extent

of lta progress In thin connection haa bean governed by the

ftmds placed at lta disposal. It cannot, to my mind, be

too olearly emphMl.ed that Or. Hansen lid not rolln» lah

hla task beoausi It appeared incapable of solution, but be

cause of the apathy of the nerabera of the League which re-

nendored ltaeaooompltahmant lmpoaalblo by reason of the noagro

funds elacod at his dlspoaal. >-t nay perhupa bo uaoful to

raoall la thla cjnnaoton that U> Hanotoui In hla report to the

June Council of the League in IDBI.aa u result of which the

High oommlaslon waa established, eatlmatad that no leas than

200,000,000 l'ranoh fronoa, apart from administrative ejtponaes,

woul.l bo required for the aolutlon of the Hua lan Befugee

problem. It is interesting to com are with this figure the

' total sum of *15,000 or w , 0lSu,3;X> which haa b en made avail

able by the Louguo ««r thla purpoae.

~Paga 23(»l M. Bolboa contributes a moat constructive proposal in

this paragraph where ho emphasizes:-

"Mala n-)us pensons que la noillouro, la plus,, forme de l'assi-vtanoo consiste tans les possibilités de travail qua 1'SSoffnl. Kilo ooaaiato aussi dans 1'impression do

s6ov.rltô .,tie l'on donna."

“"d a ” ;.", e6ar-a. lea otrnagorja ûoat lour vie pur le travail, au llou de vegotar -a. 1 aaslsti ace. Plus Ils travailleront, mieux nous serona

defendus contre las troubles aooiaux, . î? d e ^ r i m e a revolutlowialrea, la reorudoacenoa des délits et doa crime u 1 vinfendreat surtout la j.erosso et la miaere. Ils saronï oour üuub une foroe ou une faiblesse dans lea raeaurea ou jtoSa b6£#*»u9 ° o ° ; W $Sg°6éi*itt$Pe#.0Rt

Page 24 (a) ffe havo endeavoured to Impress on tho interested

Oorernmenta the necessity of obtaining on accurate statement

of the uumbera and oatagorlea of the rofugoea In their terr^t-

oriea. If propy^ effeot wero t;lvea to the identity Certificate

Oyateo theso flgurea oould be mado automatically available»

r/*.

My previous observations regarding the funotlons of opr

delegates lu various countries apply with equal force to tht

statements made In thla Annex. I huve lndlcuted that In

Auatrla our delegate has bean the offoctlvo protector of the

Busalan Refugee Interesta. In Poland two rival oonnltteea

have claimed thla privilege but in ..ractlce It haa been our

delegate who haa made any effective Intervention notably In

preventing the raaaa expulsion of Rusalun Refugees to Ruaala,

In the Baltic Staten the situation haa been tho same.

I have appraised the vulue of the Botklne organisation

la my obnervatlona on page 16 (b).

tnnflx 3. i'egal Status.

I do not of courae pretend to offer an expert opinion

on théa complicated question of the legal status of the Russian

Refugees, but it seems to me that If a Government off era hos-

lptollty to a refugee

hospitality bw*

,]firrr*. Certificate; tho refugee cannot

reasonably repudiate tho jurisdiction of the Government.

Governments could therefore lay down that by ao_>eptlng the

Identity Certificate t a refugee hns.ipso facto,recogniaod the

jurisdiction of the country where he lives.

tnna, 4 (..) i full to understand the point which M. Miohalem en

deavour h to make In thi s paragraph. iSlther the Ruasian leave$

jjusHia in a regular manner and In that ease he Is the benrer

of u Soviet passport, or he loavea In an Irregular oonnar and.

becomes a refugee automatically entitled to an Identity

Certifiante.

He Is in any onse wrong In his statement that tho Gov

ernment of the United States of America rofuno to recognise

the Idantlty Certificate. ,

(b ) {he suggefltlon that there arofojflo mllllont Busslane in

and theft refugee accepts notônly the

r of the Government tjy its

w

„h „ d.,lr, « .migrât, to other oo,»trl.. IB „ = n ^ , h a t forel*.

to th, question under oouslderatlon ana can,I Imagine, only

bo conRldirod In connection with International migration

problems.

«0 doubt the aroatloa of an International "Kofugla"

would constitute an ldâl solution of all too . t a t t r o l o W ^ ^

problems,hut It 1». I <»='■ *•« £or ,,reS,“ ‘ OT“ ‘U, ■1°“ ,

It »ae. h o w c e r . mooted at on, time as a Joint solution of to.

constantInopl. and Blaster» * r a o e f r r l t o r w r f problem, and th.

Refugee question.

Would you kindly lot mo know ehat stops. If any

should bo takon In o^-ieotion with obtaining a budget for

tho refugee work for the year I9Ë6.

I remember that It was agreed with the M P » ty -

Dlreotor th*t this natter should b. left to the doolaion of

tho Assembly but aan It bo raised at tho Assembly If the

question has not been placed on the Agenda .o£-ttui conforenni

lurthomore, vvinld it not perhaps bo appropriate

for a reforenoo to be made to the work In tho Director's

report to tho Conference In order that «hooplnlon Kfs be

expressed on this subject#

May IIth.lQ2_S.

11.5.1925

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TFJ/IO .

COHFIDENTIAL

My dear Childs,

Thank you very muoh for your confidential

letter of the 7th. inst. enoloaing oopiea of various

documente which were sent to you in error .

I have iade enquiries at the Registry , but

they are unable to give me any Infor,nation regarding

the ptpers whioh should have been sent to you in the

place of those returned ,

I can only hope that the papers intande for

you will fall Into as good hands as those you have

been kind enough to return .

Yours sincerely

Chief of the Refugee S.«rvioe .

Childs, Esq.

Oundulioevi; ul. 14 (3*

rDear Hr. Heymond ,

,,'ith reference to our correspozidenoe on the

subject of the continuation of your delegation in

Austria and in Hungary. you will reoolleot that on

hearing from you that the Auetrian Jovornaent would

defray all the expenses during the month of May pending

a final decision aa to their future participation, we

agreed that you should carry on to the end oi this month.

I should be extremely obliged if you would let

me know if the Austrian Government, in consultation with

the Hungarian Government, are now in a position to give

a final anawer on this subject, as you will oui te under

stand that if their answer is to be in the negative, you

must immediately take all neoesuary uteps for the final

closing down of the Vienna and Budapest offioea by 31

May.

Yours sincerely,

Chief of the .ofugee service.

Monsieur H. Heymond, Hoher Markt 6,

I .

12 M A ! 1925

12.5.25

PROCTER NEOPHYTE

MONTEVIDEO

DESIRABLE YOU SEE FOLLOWING HEADS OF EXISTING RUSSIAN

REFUGEE COL NIES

GSNP.fLX DCLI.xEF ASSUiJCION CALL,; JEJUI 216 P..A.irUAY

GENERAL ERN COLONI, HISSA SAN JOYER RIO NEGRO URUGUAY

JOHNSON 729

Le Directeur du Burei-u International du Travail, Genève,

A Monsiaur le Directeur du Bureau de Parjs .

Je vous sert-is très reconnaissant de me ft.ire pt rvenir ;.u plus vite quelques copies du procès-verbal de 11 Sé; noe qui eut 1 eu le 30 . vrii u P; ris, vu sujet du transfert de Réfugiés en Fr;.«oe .

Le 12 Mai 192^

TFJ/IG .

j , ]&JâALI£,

Pieu se f in d he re w ith an a p p lio > ;t io iy fo r em ployant i n the O ffice w ith cop ies o f te at iooniu l s errT support fro.ii Mudj . io ise lle Eberhsrdt who wl.s it one time un as is tu n t in the B e r l in O ffice of t,hè High Cominissloner fo r Refugees •

Perhaps you w i l l be so k nd -.s to let, 13 know youv e a r l i e s t convenience w hether th e re i s u ny p o s s i b i l i t y cf o f f e r in g e n le v a ie n t to M ademoiselle Eberhard t . / .

Sl 'j 1 2 th . 1 9 2 ,

ica/dm.

Monsieur le Professeur,

Jsn réponse à votre lettre du 28 avril con

cernant le oas de Monsieur et Madame de Meyendorff,

j'ai l 'honneur de vous Informer que je viens d'écrire

au Département Fédéral de Justice et de Police en leur

priant de bien vouloir étudier la possibilité de

donner une suite favorable dans ce oas spécial pour

un visa d'entrée en Puisse.

Veuillez agréer, Monsieur le Professeur,

mes sentiments distingués.

Chef du Service des iîefugiés.

Monsieur le Professeur Gustavo Pittaluga,

Université de Madrid, 1 ? M A 1 ioocBlanca de Navarra 4,I.1ADH ID.

.lde-mémolre,

'ho pnst history end the present activities of the

uueelan Refugee üorvioe of the International Labour Office

have already been dealt with in the various reports to the

Governing Body and the ..cuembly of the League of Mations,

and it is not proposed to dwell upon thle aide of the question

but only on the future tasks to bo performed.

?he first thing that always strikes anybody studying

this problem is the very vast sphere of the problem and how

closely It is c o m eoted 1th other questions of a social

and political nature. Undoubtedly the future of the work

is very closely linked up with the question of emigration

and this, from an International Labour Office point of view,

is miy-htlly Important. It has recently been tuted in many

quarters that tbe Protocol elaborated by the Assembly of

the League of l.atlona last year had gone a step too far,

and before embarking on a scheme of the nature of thle

Protoool it was essential to trace the causes of wars,

Many students of thle question have oo o to the conclusion

that one of the main oauees of war 1b the superfluity of

population In various countries, and that eooner or later

the problem will have to be dealt with from an International

point of view. This wou'd olearly seem to be within the

oompeter.oe of the International Labour Cffloe. The Refugee

üeotlon have already dealt with the emigration problem from

the praotloal point of view, ue they hove In many lnetanoee

transported large numbers of refugees from one aountry to

another, and their experience gained in tills respect le

undoubtedly of value.

\b already has been stated, there are many problems

will oh fringe on the lîusaian refugee question. Up to the

present time, owing to the temporary nature of the work and

the difficulty o obtaining the neoeeaary credits from the

Assembly of the League of nations, the Section has led a

somewhat hand to mouth exletei.oe, as every year with the

uncertainty of the future it was l'ound impossible to make

plans of far-reaching nature which could not have matured

had the -usembly not voted the credits, nnd the task of the

Kusslan refugee tieotion has been limited in the main to

solving more urgent problems. where the Section was

- 3-

aeenrefl of o fixed budget of, nay, 260,000 franos per annnm

or the next five or aeven years, e very definite programme

ooxaId be el nboratod And the question grappled with In a far

more satisfactory way. Undoubtedly wh n the mission at

present In Latin America returr.a and makes lie report there

will be meny grave issues at stake, and if, as It la

expootod, they foresee the possibility of placing large

numbers of ;<usslan and Armenian refugees In South America,

the scope of the work will be practically unlimited. The

tlovernmentfl at pretent paying large annual sums for the

maintenance of refugees In their territories will have to

be interested in capitalising their liabilities, and the

siime t h u s obtained would be u t i l i s e d f o r t n e transport of

refugees from these countries to Latin America and for the

settlement of refugees in their new home.

?hle aoheme nnder international supervision could be

considered as being In t h e nature of a loan, and the sums

advaLced would be repaid b • tne refugees. This method of

advancing eumb to refugees f o r t h e i r transport and settle

ment i b at present being carried on on & small scale out of

the small funda nt the dlBpocal of Dr. Jansen, and hae been

found to work In a very natisfnctory manner.

Another aspect of the refugee problem/would appear

to be of paramount Interest to the International Labour

Office 1b that of the possibilities of closer relations

between the Offloe and the Soviet Tove.axent, In this

respect It should be pointed out that the High Com

missariat for Refugees when attached to the league, was

the only section of the League In relations with the

soviets. On many occasions It acted as the intermediary

for questions In no way con ectod v1th the refugee service

problem. Joonor or later It 1b felt that ti o soviet

)overrunent u.e bound to enter Into relations with the

rtuuBlan rei'ugee organisations sbraad. The refugee organisa

tions would never consent to enter Into direct negotiations

with the doviete, but it may be safely oonoluded that

eventually they will be prepared to do so through the

Intermediary of the International Labour Offloe. In this

respect It may be reoallea that for several years Dr.

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l ia nsen had a r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f h i e o r g a n i s a t i o n i n i i u c a la

t o s u p e r i n t e n d t h e r e p a t r i a t i o n o f r e f u g e e s , e t o . Towards

th e end o f t h i s month a m i s s i o n u n d er t h e l e a d e r s h i p o f

D r . Maneen i s p r o c e e d i n g t o . o v i e t Armenia t o s t u d y on t h e

s p o t t h e p o s s i b i l i t y o f e s t a b l i s h i n g a l a r g e number o f

Armenian r e f u g e e s ir. t h a t p a r t o f th e w o r l d . Here a g a in

we a r e on t h e f r i n g e o f h q u e s t i o n o f u n l i m i t e d p o s s i b i l i t i e s ,

f o r i f the ml s e l o n i s a b l e t o r e p o r t t h a t t h e r e a r e

p r o s p e c t s o f o o t t o n g ro w in g In S o v i e t Armenia -aid I f we

a r e a b l e t o I n t e r e s t th e l a r g e I n t e r n a t i o n a l o o t t o n g r o w e r s '

B B B o o i u t l o n a , th o w h o le q u e s t i o n o f I n t r o d u c i n g f o r e i g n

c a p i t a l i n t o s o v i e t lUBs la u n d e r I n t e r n a t i o n a l s u p e r v i s i o n

w i l l b e ‘oced up. Ir-dlc-.tloi,. ' v . r.Jroady beer, f o r t h

com ing t h a t t h e i n t e r n a t i o n a l o o t t o n associations w i l l be

i n t e r e s t e d in th e m a t t e r , and I t I s p e r h a p s n o t t o o much to

hope t h a t i n a ia0t e r y f a r d i s t a n t f u t u r e i l o a n s i m i l a r to

t h e Creek l o a n f o r r e f 'v g e e s c o u l d be p u t on l’o o t u n d e r t h e

u u p e r v l s l o n o f t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l Labour O f f i c e .

I t i s f e l t ha t i f o i l t h e s e p o i n t s were pu t fo rw ard In

a olear and concise way to the Sovernoents interested,

they would understand the importance of the task still

to be aooompl,ehed. Indications have been received in the

Section that certain prominent politicians in the English

Opposition are interested in all the aspects of the Rueslan

refugee case, and will be prepared to raise questions x ith

a view to stimulating the interest of the British Govern

ment, and endeavour to obtain larger subuidies so

necessary for the successful conclusion of the refugee

p rob leqt.

In the present troubled state of Europe too much stress

cani.ot bo laid upon the fact that l£ million unhappy

people living and exlsting in 'nany oases under terrible

conditions, are the seedc of social unrest and discontent.

In many cases refugees, in order to live, ate obliged to

accept work under terrible conditions, and this aspect

alone would appear to be one calling for the intervention

of the International Labour Office. The Juridical side of

the case is also one calling for Investigation, as there

are extraordinary instances of hardships and injustice which

arise daily owing to the fact that these unhappy refugees

rthave no real legal status.

A t 419/lAb/l

e received some tl-ne ago a oommnnlar.tlon from ":1ob

Hedalwlll, of the Teague of .’ ntlonn Secretariat, enquiring

as to the possibility of arranflln? for the departure of

Prlnoeee Sophie Ileven from Russia.

Ac thla enquiry Involved certain negotiations

aomewhot outside the aoope of the -efutfee ïerrloe of the

Office, It wae transmitted to the Intern tional Red Cross

Gommlttf.e, 1 Promenade du Pin, Geneva, who were understood

to bo In a position to carry ont the necessary negotiations.

ie have now received a letter from the International

lied Croce Committee asking for further information In thle

connection, and I cannot do better, perhaps, than quote the

relevant passages from their communication:

* tie must only ask you, before we refer the case to our delegate, to complete the addrees you gave us, us there ere localities named ■tiergnleve-iata' In five different districts of the province of Tula, ao that we muet know the name of the district too.

At the same time we should be obliged to you for letting ue know If the Prlôess already possesses a permit to enter 3reat Britain. If not. Lady titudd ought to secure one for her from the British authorities and Bend It to us for transmission to ..ueela through our Uoscow delegate. The money needed for Princess Lleven's eventual jour-/el could equally be transmitted through ub; v.e thlnZ It would be best If the sum of / dO-S' , oonsldere»i aa the liVorape amount indispensable f r one person's transportation from .iussla to Western ûrope, -ere ser t by l.ady .,tudd at ner earliest convenience, ao toat her sister's departure, once the necessary uocuments obtained, should not be delayed through lack of funds.

Lady Sftudd,67, Earley titreet,LOhlXJj.. W .l .

M o th e r d e t a i l we ought t o know l e P r i n c e s s Sophie i , leven »b a g e . Ir, aho old anough t o t r a v e l oii h e r own a c c o u n t , o r m ust o a r d e l e g a t e make a r rangem en te f o r h e r Jou rne y eu ho u s u a l l y do»s when c h i l d r e n a r e t r a v e l l i n g a l o n e ? '

I f you a r e i n a p o s i t i o n to f u r n i s h t h e a d d i t i o n a l

i n fo rm a t io n r e q u i r e d by th e I n t e r n a t i o n a l :ed C ross

Committee. I v e n tu r e t o eugge e t t h a t i t m igh t p e rh ap s

s a r e time f o r you to t r a n a m l t i t t o t h a t Committee d l r e o t .

Toure f a i t h f u l l y .

Ch ief o f t h e ..efugee S e r v i c e .

13 M A11925

M, GALLOIS

Yon will remember that some weeks ago the Dlreotor

seat a personal letter to M. saint enon1 ring as to the

possibility of plaoing Armenian or Russian refugees

in employment In Tunis. II. Saint replied that on his

return to Tunis he would look in 1.0 the matter and send

a detailed communication thereon to the Dlreotor.

Some time has elapsed since the receipt of the

letter from M. Saint, and the Director last week ex

pressed the Intention of asking the Cabinet to prepare

a reminder for him.

If this further communication has not yet been sent

to U. Saint, you may like to refer to the attached cutting

from "The Times" of 7 May, whloh contains a very signifi

cant statement regarding the situation in Tunis. It may

well be that In view of thaTsltuatlon the French authorities

would be prepared to regard with considerable favour the

introduction of satisfactory Armenian or Snseian elements.

13/5/25.

IOA/DB.

H 4 0 2 / t i / 6 6 / l .

J e a r G h l ld a ,

In r e p l y t o y o u r l e t t e r o f 22nd A p r i l on the

a n b je o t of Lilas U l t o h e l l *8 t i t l e , I t h i n k some m la -

l in d e rs tu n d ln g hae u r l s e n .

, j.ooozdin#! to thti . . . lnu tes o i t o e M eeting o f

U o le g a te s h e ld In Oenova on 2 1 s t November 1V24. I t

vac s t a t e d t h a t th e t h e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f t h e ixuealnn

i .efugee K e l l e f s o c i e ty o f Am erica would g iv e h e r

a e r v l c e a g r a t u i t o u s l y a a y o u t c o r re s p o n d e n t i n t h a t

o l t y . I f th e O f f lo e would make a o o n t r l b u t l o n o f

4fc00.— tiwlae f r a n e a toward a a d m i n i s t r a t i o n e x p tn s e a .

i i r . iieaoe l a , 1 b e l i e v e , o f iCOasian n a t i o n a l i t y ,

a d l o view o f h l a u p e o la l s i t u a t i o n I w ish you would

e x p la in tn e p o e l t l o n to - l a s . . . i t o h e l l , and aax h e r to

o o n a lo e r t n e p o a a l b l l l t y o f a o t l u * a a y o u r cm bde legate

o r Cor* eapoudtii it .

Youra t d u e a r o ly .

C h ie f o f th e . .e fugee : i e rv lo e .

M MA11925

8 .L , C h i ld s , - n q . , Oundu lleeva u l . 14 ( d )

B e l g r a d e , l e 1 A v r i l 1 ^2 5 .

O’ e a t a v n c une r e c o n n a i s s a n c e p r o f o n d e que l a D l r e o - t j o n rte l a " o c i é t é R u s s e do O o l o n i s n t i o n a o r i s o o n n a i s a a n o e de l a d i s p o s i t i o n du b u r e a u I n t e r n a t i o n a l du T r a v a i l de v o n l r en a i d e * l a S o c i é ' é Ônns l ' a o c o m p l i s a e i - e n t de s on b u t e t do l a s u p p o s i t i o n d u b u r e a u de c o n c o u r i r e n p r e m i e r l i e u a une é m r v ( f é t r i l l é e d e a l i e u x ie l a c o l o n i s a t l o n p r o c h a i n e d e s é m i c r a n t a r u s s e s d a n s l e s r é g i o n s do l 'A m é r i q u e du -»ud, a i n a i q ue d- l a s u p p o s i t i o n d ' o u v r i r un c r é d i t de 80% du p r i x du vo y a g o p o u r l e s g r o u p e s o r g a n i s é s , a v e o u ne c a u t i o n s o l i d a i r e d e s t r a v a i l l e u r s a d u l t e s , a e r . b r a s du - r o u n o .

Los s u p p o s i t i o n s du b u r e a u du T r a v a i l c o r r e s p o n d e n t e n t i è r e m e n t a u x p l a n a a r r ê t é e p o u r l a p r o c h a i n e a c t i v i t é de l a S o c i é t é de C o l o n i s a t i o n , q u i s ' é t a n t im o o a é l e d e v o i r de l ' o r r a n i s a t i o n o t d u c o n c o u r s à l a f o r m a t i o n den c o l o n i e s f e r m i è r e s r u s s o a d a n a l e s r é p i o n a du No uv eau * o n d e (4 I , du S t a t u t d ln S o c i é t é ) , c o n s i d é r a l a r é a l i s a t i o n de ou u_it comme l a s e u l e s o l u t i o n j u s t e , p o u r l e moment a c t u e l , d u p r o b lè m e do l ' ô m i r r a t i o n r u s a o .

To u t à l a f o l s l a S o c i é t é s o r e n d c o m p l è t e m e n t com pt e d e s a r e s p o n s a b i l i t é o x o e p t i o n n e l l e p o u r l ' a o o o m p i s s a . n e n t j u s t e de s o n o e u v r e , q u i ox ip. e i m p é r i e u s e m e n t que ch a q u e p a a s o i t b l o n m é d i t é o t que l e s p r i n c i p e du l ' o a u v r a s o i e n t é t a b l i s d ' u n e m a n i è r e n e t t e e t p r é c i s e .

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Nous - s t im o n s n é c e s s a i r e de n o t e r que l a S o c i é t é ne sunpose p o i n t se b o r n o r au t r a v a i l d ' o r g a n i s a t i o n dos grou pes on E u ro p e , m M s o l l a c r o i t n é c e s s a i r e do o r o c é d e r à un a pn rS t p ou r une c o r t a l n o o rp a n i s a t i o n dans l e s r é g i o n s do l ' h a b i t a t i o n p r o c h a in e de ses membres a f i n de m e t t r e l e u r s dém archas d ' o c c o r d a v e c t o u t s l a s i o r . e s do l ' a . - o i s t a ce m u t u o l i e .

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t 3' " y - r a é o e n A m é r i q u e , q u o l e B u r e a u s u o n o s e r o l t a c c o r d e r u o u r 1 e x o d o o n . a s s e . i l a u r a i t f o r t d é s i r a b l e d ' e n v o y e r o u s

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Président du Conseil.

tiignê Al. Pilkine

Secrétaire.

B. Kassianoff

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rm is .

La Directeur du Bureau I n t e r n a t i o n a l du T ra v a il ,O e n ô v e ,

b. Monsieur l a D i re c te u r du Bureau de F a r i a .

J ' a i l 'h o n n e u r de vous ooo s e r r é c e p t io n de v o t re

Note du 5 o t . zw tra n sm e t.ta n t l e s t e r n e s d 'u n té lég ram o e de

O u l i a t i au s u j e t d e s f r a i s de t r a n s p o r t d 'u n g roupe d e 600

toucherons q u a l i f i é s d 'E s th o n ie en Prwica .

J a voua s o r t i s tr& s o b l ig é de b i e n v o u lo i r p o r t e r

à l a o cnna iasanoe de ‘-M. Paon e t l i b e l l e , a i n s i quo p eu t-

S t r e à o e l l e de u . Duhainel, l a s re n se ig p e .n e n ts cen ta r .u a dans

c e t t e dépêche .

I l s e r a i t égi.le:nont u t i l e de oojnraunicà i« r aux

p . - r t i e s i n t é r e s s é e s l e s o b s e r v a t io n s s u iv a n te s que nous

f a i t M. Q l l l a t i au s u j e t d e s R 'f u g i é s qu ' 11 o f f r e de t r a n s

f é r e r an F ra n c e , a f i n d 'y ê t r e employés en q u a l i t é d 'o u v r l e o

b ûcherons e t a g r io o le s *

" Coikb j e l ' a i d é jà d i t , une p a r t i e de c a s bûcher o n s peuvent en .lâiaa t e n p s ê t r e d é s ig n é s co.iv.Te J s s r .g r i - " c u l t e n r s , ô ta n t donné ue l a s paysans r u s s e s , r a s s o r t l s - " s - n t s d a s gouverne ;en t s de lu R ussie Cant va l a e t du "Nord, so n t d e p u is l e u r enfance h ib l tu . i s : ux t ra v au x “f o r e s t i e r s pendant l a s .aois du Ion _ i v e r r u s s e . I l e s t "tr&B d i f f i c i l e - s an s 11 é t a b l i s s e - ia n t d 'u n e r e . i s t r a t l c m " o f f i c i e l l e - de d é .ùê ler d a n s l a s groupe nants das a g r lo u > "v ruro a t dos b û c h e r a is l e s q u e ls d sn tre aux s o n t axo lusive- ",uant d a s a g r i c u l t e u r s ou des bûcherons e t q u e ls a u t r e s "pouvant a x e ro e r t o u t e s l e s daux p ro f e s s io n s . “

" P o u r ta n t , j e pense ûe c e c i ne p o u r r a i t i-uoune- "„ient o r,pêcher l 'o r g a n i s a t i o n de nos pre r.le rs convo is "pour l a France . Noua en v e rro n s des t r a v a i l l e u r s qu i " s e ro n t absolum ent oapi b le de le o ro f e s s lo n '’our Iq u e l le " i l s sa vont engages ; l a conn a issa n ce O'une u t r e p ro - “i 'e s s lc n ne p eu t dono ê t r e re g a rd é e oomre un ï-n- i s . "

Le 13 Mal 1925 .

Madenolaello de Qrodzka.

Pleuae add to the memorandum to M. Rocquea worda to

th'a effect

"Ycm nay alao like to communicate lo the Interested partlea the following observations made by M. Oallatl Regarding the refugees he offera for employment In France”.

iietter R.60I .of the 5th, May, quote botweon braoketa.

May loth.1925.

3MX/

S 402/4/5/1.

Boar Monsieur iioymond,

I bag to ac knowledge the receipt of your letters

Sos. 10.690 dated 8th April, in which yon enclose . a

translation from the "Bui", 10.721 dated I8th April,

I0.75Ü i'ated 28th April, with £; further translation from

the "Rul", 10.762 dated 29th April, and 10.769 dated

30th April, which are receiving our careful attention.

Yours sincerely,

Chief of the Refugee Service.

Monsieur H. Roymond,Hoher Markt 5,

.ta i- isa

HMC/Ï

Hr 4I9/I/69/I.

Mÿ dear Childs,

With reference to your letter BIÎ/IX/78 of the 29th

April, in which you ask for information regarding Madame

Olga Shavandina in response to a request from hor Father

Colonel Pslochino^ I am glad to be able to inform you

\ thllt' aftor protractod negotiations with ,.sylums in various

countries, we i.uvo foua uno milling to reçoive hor at

Stanjevamz.near ,"agreb, in the Kingdom of the Serbs-croats-

and-Slovonos whore sha will ho oared for In a satisfactory

m o z m o r .

Madame Shovandlna has boon making good progress

and v.a hope that sho will continue to do go.

Yours Mlnooroly,

Chief of the Refugee Service•

•L. Childs,aundulloeva 14, V ’1^1WR '

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iir404/2/E9/l

H. OALLOIS

Here la another file containing requests for the employment of Russian refugee students In France.

Would you kindly let me know at your convenience whether you have found it possible to prepare letters for the Director’s signature to certain employers in France who might be disposed to entertain these applications.

13/5/2b.

TFJ/DIi.

rMy dear Lodge

Charpentier Informe m e that he has received -e-

■ftn-thcrr 6 0 contracte from the Société Minière dee Terres

r ou g e s for Russian refugees in Poland, and requires an

advance of £240 for their transport expenses.

As this convoy has to be despatched within the

next few days, I_ shonld be grateful if you-would open a

credit in Charpentier's favour with Messrs. 0. Lubersao

& Cle. for the required sum, at your earliest convenience.

This advance will be reimbursed by instalments

in the usual way.

Yours sincerely.


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- JOHNSON -

TFJ/IG .

MiS- f i jnh ' '

Dear ....

X bag to enoloss herewith for your information

the Minutes of a Meeting held on March the 24th. In

Paris between the representatives of French Departments

arai of the Office relative to the transfer of Russian

Refugees for e irçp Icy ment in France .

Yours sincerely


1 5 M A 1 1925This letter was sent to :

S.L. Childs, Esq., Gunduliceva ul. 14 (3°)» Belgrade .M. G. Zwerner, 34 & 44 Hadji Osman, Salonioa •M. E. Galluti, 11 Bastei Boulevard , Riga . u Henri Raymond, 5 Hoher Markt, Vienne I .Mademoiselle Mazaryk, Croix Rouge Tchécoslovaque,

Néklanova 147, Prague •

j * ' ' * JL/EV 25/3 /25

TFJ/IG 2 /4 /2 .

Une ré u n io n s 'e s t , venue l e 24 mars au M in is tè re du T r a v a i l

en vue de p r é c i s e r l a s m o d a l i té s p r; t i q u e s d 'a p l i e u t i o n d e s d i e p o s i

t i o n s r e l a t i v e s au re c ru te m e n t d e s r é f u g i é s r u s s e s , avec l e oonooura

du Bureau I n t e r n a t i o n a l du T r a v a i l , q u i av - . ien t é t é f i x é e s au cours

de l a ré u n io n du 27 F é v r i e r 1923 .

E t a l a n t p r i s a n t s :

M. P.'CQUENARD, D ire Leur du T r a v a i l , P r é s id e n t ,MM. DUHA'.îEL, D i ra c to u r de l u S o c t L G é n éra le d 1 L a ia lg ra t io n .

JOHNSON, Cher du Ear iod d e s R é f u g i 's vu Bureau I n t e r n a t i o n a l

1EBELLE, Chef du S a rv ic e de lu Mui n - d 1Oeuvre E tra n g è re au Mini s t ë i-3 du T r u / i i l ,

MACHWITZ, de lu S o c ié té G'r.5r<-lo d 'im m ig r a t io n .de NAVAILLES, Chaf de Bureau du M in is tè re des A f f a i r e s E tra ngô-

PAON, Cher du S erv ic e de l a M u in -d 'C o u re A gr ic o le au M in is tè re de 1 ' A g r ic u l tu r e ,

PIISLAN, Chef d 3 lu. rivfc ion D ip lom atique nu Bureun I n t e r n a t i o n a l du T r a v a i l ,

ROQUES, D i re c te u r du Bure ; u I n t e r n a t i o n a l du T r a v a i l de P u i s .

1

M. PICQUENARD donne l e c tu r e du p ro c è s v e r b a l é t a b l i h

l ' i s u u e de l a ré u n io n du Z7 F é v r i e r 1925 .

M. de Nu v a i l l e t, fa i t! reitu*rquer q u ' i l l u i sa :b le y a v o i r

d e s in c o n v é n ie n ts à l i e r l e Gouverne.iient fv a n u i s p a r un a c co rd gsnéra l

ave l e Bureau I n t e r n a t i o n a l du T r a v a i l p our l e re o ru tem en t des r é

f u g ié s r u s s e s . Pour des r a i s o n s p o l i t i q u e s a u s s i b ien q u 'économ iques, 1<

l e Gouvernement F ra n ç a is p eu t a v o i r i n t é r ê t à o rg a n i s e r lui-même

un t e l re c ru te m e n t d ans c e r t a i n s puys, p a r se s p ro p r e s moyens .

I l f a i t rem arquer, d ' a u t r e p a r t , q u ' i l e x i s t e au M in is tè re

des Ai'fa i r e s E tra n g è re s un s e r v ic e c h a rg é du contrô le des é t r a n g e r s

im migrant en F ranc» , parm i l e s q u e ls i l p e u t se t ro u v e r d e s t r a v a i l

l e u r s r u s s e s . I l e s t b i e n c e ru a ln qua le M in is tè re d e s A f f a i r e s

E tra n g è re s ne p e u t pas abandonner une p a r t i e d j s p r é r o g a t iv e s de ce

s e r v ic e au Bureau I n t e r n a t i o n a l du T r a v a i l .

I l e s t l . t i donc que le Gouvernement f r a n ç a i s ne s a u r â i t a l i é n e r

s;, l i b e r t é d 'a c t i o n d 'u n e fa ç o n g é n é ra le en ce qui concerne le r e c ru -

L

bernent d e s r é f u g i é s r u s s e s . 1M. ROQtJiiS f u i t o b s e r v e r que l e problème n 'a . pus seule.nen

un c a r a c t è r e n a t io n a l pour chaque pays i n t é r é s e é , m ais q u ' i l a

T r a v a i l a é t é cha rg é p a r l a S o c ié té des N a tio n s , avec l ' a s se n tim e n t

de to u s l e s pays y com pris l a F ran c e , de s 'o o u u p e r d e s r é f u g ié s r u s s e s

On ne p o u r r a i t a b o u t i r à aucun r é s u l t a t u t i l e s i , a p rè s a v o i r conc lu

un a c co rd ave^ la Bureau I n t e r n a t i o n a l du T r a v a i l au s u j e t du r e c r u t e

ment dns r é f u g ia e ru s s u d , l e Gouvernement F ra n ç a is a g i s s a i t i s o l é o e n t .

M. PICiiUENARD f a i t rem arquer q u ' i l ne s ' a g i t pas de co n c lu re

un ac co rd g é n é r a l aveu 1<* Bureau I n t e r n a t i o n a l du T r a v a i l , v i s a n t to u s

l e s pays où sc t ro u v e a e s r é f u g i é s r u s s e s , mais seu lem en t de d é te rm i

n e r l e s r è g l e s p r a t iq u e s de re c ru te m e n t av e o le concours du Bureau

I n t e r n a t i o n a l du T r a v a i l d ans c e r t a i n s pays d é te rm in é s . Cet accord

ne s a u r a i t d ' a i l l e u r s v i s e r n i le c a s d e s Russes d o n t l ' i n t r o d u c t i o n

e s t a u t o r i s é e i n d iv id u e l le m e n t p a r l e M in is tè re d e s A f f a i r e s $ r a n c r e s

n i ceux venus s u r demandes i n d i v id u e l l e s ro r .m lû e s p a r des em ployeurs

e t t y u n t r e ç u l e v i s a du M in is tè re du T r a v a i l ou du M in is tè re de

1 ' A g r iu u l tu re .

M. PAON s 'a s s o o i e à l a d é c l in a t io n de M. PICtiïJENAItD .Le p ro

blème a ré so u d re l u i semble ê t r e purem ent p r a t iq u e : l a s o lu t io n

adoptée d e v a n t t o u t e f o i s t e n i r compte du p o in t do vue Im m unita ire

s i c e r t a i n s oo n tin d e n ts r u s s e s d e v a ie n t ê t r e évacués p lu s rap idem ent

que d 'a u t r e s . I l a jo u t e que l e s c o n v e rs a t io n s q u i a v a i e n t é t é enga

g é e s p a r l e M in is tè re de l 'A g r i c u l t u r e avec c e r t a i n s groupem ents

r u s s e s , en vue de r e c r u t e r dos o u v r i e r s n o t a i e n t en Y ougoslav ie ,

é t a i e n t a n t é r i e u r e e s uux a co rds co n c lu s aveu l e Bureau I n t e r n a t i o n a l

du T r a v a i l , e t q u ' i l ne form ule aucune o b je c t io n ù ce quo œ r e c r u t e

ments u l t é r i e u r s s o i e n t e f f e c t u é s dans l e s c o n d i t io n s énoncées c i -

s u r t o u t un c a r a c t è r e i n t e r n a t io n a l . Le Bureau I n t e r n a t i o n a l du

d e ssu s .

M. de NAVAILLES ne fo m u le aucune o b je c t io n à l a c o n c lu s!i

d 'u o o o rd s s 'a p p l i q u e n t « , « o r u t . m e n t dans d e s pW8 d é t e r . d n j ,ru le . .o n t dans d e s pays d é t e r .d n é s . 1 1 e s t

b ie n é v id e n t . . . .

P ü g e -2 -

bien évident que tant que ces accords subsisteront, l'adminis ration

française ne procédera à aucun recrutement à 1'encontre de l'action

du Bureau International du Travail, mais il esti e que le Gouverneineit

français conserve sa pleine liberté d'action, soit pour dénoncer

les accords intervenus, soit pour t>gir directement dims les pays

auxquels ces accords ne s'appliquent pas .

M. PHELAN indique que los réserves de M. de HAVAILLES en ce

oui conoerro la liborté d'action do li. Franca et les soucis de M.

ROQUES au su/Bt du c;Jr aptère international du problème des réfugiés

peuvent se condHer . La décision de l'Aaserriblée do la Scciété des

Nations ne constitute pas une convention intornati cnalg comportant

pour les Etats dos obligations .-Uridiflues . La France garde donc sa

liberté entière . Mais an contribuant h a _

1'Assemblée, la France a entrepris do collaborer loyalement aux ef

forts du Bureau Internatior.al du Travail . Le Bureau International

Il croit pua l'on peut casser tcut.de suite à. l'oxanen des modalités

PJiktlau§^jçr_lâyenaÊguvent^sJappllgupr te'accofds da la dernière

session .

Dans ces conditions, le prooàs-verbal de lt, réunion précé

dente étant édopté, le Président pause à l'exaren des pyys auxquels

1'accord pourra u'appliquer, en vue de oréciser dans chacun d'eux les

modalités pratiques d'exécution .

M, JOHNSON fuit connaître que 4 000 agriculteurs environ,

ont été enregistrés en Yougoslavie, sans que soit précisée la répar

tition de ces réfugiés entre les différentes spieialités ugr ooles.

Sur une question de M. DUHAMEL, il précise que la qualification d'agri

vole a été retenue unique:nent d'après les déclarations des intéressés.

M. JOHNSON tiens à préciser que le chiffre de 4000 est susceptible

d'être diminué d'une façon sériai le en cas d'un triage sérieux .

r Après un échange de vues, lu Commission est d'aooftrd pour

estimer qu'il appartiendra au But-eau International du Truvail de oons

tituer une commission oo-nposée d'une paît de représentants des dif-

séleotlon des Réfugiés , et, d'autre pa t, oette ooaœlsalon devra assu

rer le contrôle professionnel par les soins d'un technloien et le

contrôle sanitaire par les soins d'un médecin . Ces doux dernières

personnes ne devant pas être de nationalité ruaje .

M. ROQUES indique que le Bureau International du Travail

fera connaître ultérieui'erent la composition de la commission cons

tituée en Yougoslavie .

Les contrats établis par les employeurs et revêtus du vjsa

soit du Ministère du Travail, soit du Ministère de l'Agriculture,

seront transmis au rapréeentunt du Bureau International du Travail à

Belgrade, qui proposera dos candidats, Conformé.asnt aux dispositions di

procbs-vorbal du 27 Février, la Sélection ncurra être effectuée, soit

parle représentant du Ministère intéressé, soit pur la représentant

du groupement patronal ou de l'o p.’oyeur intéressé, soit définitlvemert.

par le représentant du Bureau International du Truvail. L- lise en

route sera assurée par lu Société Générale d'Immigration lorsque le

recrutement lui aura été confié .

Le a ouvriers recrutés par l'intermédiaire du '.îinistère de l'A

grdculture seront dirigés sur Toul, e lis ;'oiynmt aux transports des

-ouvriers tchécnslovaq os . Il n'a pas pu être établi toutefois,

jusqu'à ce jour quel uode de transport sera employé de Belgrade à

Brutislava . Lerisa de transit à travers la Hontrrie. devrait, le cas

échéant, être obtenu oui le B.I.T. .D'aorfts M. Paon, les frais de

voyage de la Youô-Slavle -Bratislava doivent être couverts par le

•’.euftor. Autre;ient. .on doit envisager la tra.let direct par 1* A'-triche

1

L.

U. JOHNSON dorme 1'assurance que dès maintenant l'organisation

est au point en Yougoslavie pour periuettre de faire appel au concours

du Bureau International du Travail, en vue de reorfcter aes râfugiés

r u s s a s dan s oa pays .

X I I / BlILT.AhTF. .

{ ^ D é lé g u é du Bureau I n t e r n a t i o n a l du Travi.1 l I, n . i r „ .i .

a_.un c o r rsep o n d „ n t an Bulpar-i,» q u i s e r a I n v i t é à o rg a n i s e r une

ooim ilssion, sur- 1 , „ « L » , i „ s o s que c e l l e prévue c i - d . s . u . pour

l a 'oug o e la v ie . La q u e s t io n du t ra n sp o r t , r e s t a n t pour l a :,« ,,ent à

l ' é t u d e , l e r e c r u t a i e n t p r o p w j m t d i t , p e u t « v o ir l i e u p a r 1 ' i n t e r -

mid lu j r e de oe oo rrssp o n d w it .

ü l l l g q u 8 p o t , r T o u ^ o s l l . v l f ? ■ Co , „ 1 . . , 1 o n rio T .- , . . .

g£.i e t c

M. JOHhSOi\ S ig n a la q u ' i l e x i s t e an Esthon ie un A l l i e r

d 'a g r i c u l t e u r s r u s s e s q u i p o u r r a i e n t ê t r e in tro d u its .» .P A O N o r o l t

s a v o i r que ocs a g r i c u l t e u r s so n t p lu s a p ü a ia lu M n t d e s o u v r ie r s

r o r e s t i e r s .

M. ROQUES e . t i a e donc n é c e s s a i r e do p r é c i s e r l e s re n s e ig n e -

iuenta d é j à ruyua .

D 'a u tr e p o r t , ». DUHAMEL In d iq u e q u 'a u x t e r n e s de r e n s e i

gnements q u i o n t . t é r e c u e i l l i s p a r l e s s o in s de s a S o c ié té , l a

m a ln -d 'e au v re e x i s t â t en E s tnon ie n e p a r a î t pas p a r t i c u l i è r e , s e n t

a p te aux t r a v a u x a g r i c o l e s . I l s ' a g i t d 'o u v r i e r s q u i , pour l a p lu

p a r t , «ont occupés d ep u is p l u s i e u r s années à des t r a v a u x d ' a r t i s a n

e t i l y a l i e u ue c r a in d re que, uêaa e i a n t é r i e u r e .sent i l s ont

é t é occupés aux t ra v a u x a g r i c o l e s , l i s s c i a n t t e n t é s oe re c h e rc h e r

du t r a v a i l dan» l ' i n d u s t r i e d i s l e u r i n t r c u u o t io n en F ra n c . .

D 'a u tr e p a r t , l e problème du t r a n s p o r t dans l ' é t a t a c tu e l

p a r a î t d i f f i c i l e à r é s o u d re , é t a n t donné l a s f r a i s t r è s é le v és

q u i en r é s u l t e r a i e n t t a n t que l e r e c ru te , s e n t ne p o u rra p o r t e r , u r

d e s c h i f f r e s u s s e , im p o r ta n ts „ o a r c o n s t i t u e r le c h . r g e . a n t d 'u n

b a te a u oo„iplet . I l o s t p o s s i b le , t o u t e f o i s , que s i un r e c r u t e , « n t

en L i th u a n ia e s t mis s u r p ic ,, I c e o u v r i e r s p u is s e n t ê t r e d i r i g é , s u r

I . p o r t d '.a b a rq u e m e n t j a c e . c o n t in g e n t s pour ê t r e j o i n t , à eux .

Dune l ' â t u t - n t ^ iu

Dana l'état actuel, lu question du recrutement en

Esthonle ne paraît pas susceptible d'une solution .

recruter un millier de réfugiés, en y..joigniint 3Q0 agriculteurs

venus de Pologne .

V. RECRUTEMENTS DIVERS .

M. JOHNSON signale qu'il se trouve SCO agriculteurs

russes en Autriche et 3 000 environ en Allemagne, dont le recrute-

: lient pourrait être envisagé .

M. PICQUENAllD estime qu'il serait Indispensable d*étudier

cette question avant de pouvoir se prononcer . Elle sera mise

à l'ordre du .jour de lu proohi.lne_sé^noe. x

En terminant, M. ROQUES demande que soit ooianuniquée au

Bureau International du Travail 1'indioationexaole dec visas

qu'il y a lieu d'exiger sur les contrats de travail délivrés par

le Ministère du Travail ou par le Ministère de l'Agriculture .

D'autre part, il estime nécessuife d'établir la liste

des représentants du Bureau International du Travail, des diffé

rantsministères et des groupements patronaux s'occupent de

l1immigration , aveu lesquels des relations peuvent être entretenues

à 1'étranger . Un tableau sera annexé au procès-verbal de la

réunion .

M. JOHNSON s'engage à entamer des negotiations pour lu

pour but d'obtenir des visas gratuits et dea réductions de frais

de transports pour les réfugiés.

La prochaine réunion est fixée au Lundi 4 Mai à 15 heures

au Ministère du Travail ./.

E agft-7-

IÆ5.TB

des représentants à l'étranger des différents aervioe participant a 1 introduction des Réfugiés Russes

BUREAU INTERNATIONAL n?T p tftVATT.

YOUGOSLAVIE .

Correspondants de

BULGARIE .

TURQUIE .

GRECE.

POLOGNE .

M. CHILL’S,Rue Gui.dulioevu 14 à Belgrade .

. Childs :

!A. Serafimov, Rue Rakowsky 70, à Sofia.

Misa Mitohell, Fera Humai Baohi, Rue Serkis 11 Constantinople .

M. Zvierner, 44 Hadji Osman, à Suloniqua .

ALLEMAGNE.

AUTRICHE .

M. Gulati, 7 Eostet Boulevard, à Riga .

M. Sohlesinger, 28 Koeniggraetaerstr.Berlin.

M.Reymond, Hoher Markt 5, à Vienne I .

MINISTERE DE L'AGRICULTURE

TCHECOSLOVAQUIE. M. Fombonno, Directeur do la Maison Worms, Lut owova 36 , à Prague .

MIN STERE DU TUA'/AT T.

POLOGNE

TCHECOSLOVAQUIE.

M. LAmaille, Chef de la Mission Françaisede Main-d'Oeuvre,Rue Fr.flatajoza- ka 29 à Posn&n .

M.Fombonne, Directeur de lu uiaieon Worms, Lutaowova 36 à Prague .

YOUGOSLAVIE.

POLOGNE .

TCHECOSLOVAQUIE.

LP-'IMMIGRATION .

M. Dollinger, 18 Studenidohka, à Belgrade.

M. de âaindrevilla, 32 Miokiewieo -,a à Posnan.

M. Murtineak, Zizkovkostnioke à Prugue II,

las Bo.no dos représentants en Qrioe at en Uthunnie seront

indiqués ultérieurement .

Rr 409/10/3

CONFIDENTIAL

My dear Chil.iB,

On receipt of your reoent oonraunioations regarding

the Ruaciun Refugees who ciuburked on the "Triton" for

Russia, and are now stranded in Constantinople, we iamediataly

telegraphed to Dr. Ni-naen bagging him to intervene with the

Soviet Government on their behalf .

At tho 6i.ua tlue, the Director made personal represent

ations to M. Krassine on the subject .

I now enclose for your oonfidential inf oration copy

of the reply sent by M. Tohltohérine to Dr. Ni-nsen .

M. Krassine has promised to support the request -m.de

to the So/let Govsrnmant, but one iifpuld hu"dly be too sanguine

of a favourable reply in view of the tone of Id. Tohltohérine's

telegram .

In your letter N° BIT/ 3 X / 3ti, of April the 22nd.,

you suggest that you havu further information regarding the

events whioh led up to this unfortunate expedition . Perhaps

you will be so good as to acquaint us with this l iditlanal

information whioh might be of so.-e guidanoo to us in oonnao-

tion with any further steps we may find it possible to take

on behalf of these Refugees .

Yours sincerely

S.L. Childs, Ssq.

Gunduliceva ul. 14 (3*)


c O g 1 9

Tôlégram-re envoyé par M. T o h ito h é r in e , de Moscou, le 7/5/192!

Embarquement 241 r é fu g ié s nentionnés votre télégramme

4 ayant ô té e f fe c tu é a u to r ité s Bulgares sans aucun

o on sen te aient préalab le n o tre p a r t nous déclinon s tou te respon

s a b i l i t é pour s o r t malheureux c es réfu g iés p o in t Selon ren

seignem ents e x a c ts , Gouverne -ânt Bulgare e n t r e p r i t c e t te

e x p é d i t io n ap rè s en a v o ir o f f e r t s o rg a n is a t io n aux enchères

à d i f f é r e n t s s p é c u la te u rs p o in t Nous ne pouvons perm ettre

Gouvernement Bulgare c o n tin u e r os marchandage in iq u e du s o r t

des R éfug iés a in s i que chantage in c e s s a n t à l 'é g a r d Gouverne-

inanti Union S ov ié t/is te •

TohiLohérlne •

ICA/IG .

A ' \ ‘ 'A (Yi I ,

Rr 4 0 9 /1 0 0 /2 4 /5

1Dear Sir,

Your letter of February the 22nd. addressed to the League

of Nations, has been forwarded to the International Li b our Office,

whioh, since the 1st. of Jt-nuary 1925 has bôn charged with conti

nuing the work on behalf eC Refugees begun by Dr. N:\nsen .

The Resolution adopted by the Governing Body of the Inter

national Lobcur Office on October 10th. 1924, ornflnes the mandate

of the ILO to the investigation, coordination and comaunicatlon of

offers of employment .redo to the Refugees, of the conditions in

whioh the Refugees oun take advantage of such offers and an esti

mate of the number of Refugees for whom employment is to be found.

The questions raised in your letter have received the care

ful consideration of the competent services of the Office, and I

now hav.j the honour to Inform you that the convention to which

you appear to refer is the Identity Cefrtificata Arrangement adopted

on July 3rd. 1922, which provides for the issue of Identity

Certificates for Russian Refugees by the Ooverruaanta adhering

thare to .

It is, hr.wevsr, définit sly sti'uiatai in the urrungarant

that tha oertifici-te shall not infringe the lass and regulations

in force in any State with regard tc the ccntrol of foreigners .

Should you lesire to obtain any further infor nation in

this jonnaotion, I would refer you to tha Delegate for Russian

Refugee questions in Germany, il. Sohlasinvjer, Koeniggruelsierstrasœ

28, Barlin .

Yours faitnfully

Chief of the Refugee Sorvjoe.

Monsieur Frédéric G. Tom ’ cWilhel-straaee 17 11 5 M A11925

.IARBURG a.d. Lahn

Allemagne.

TFJ/DM.

rHr 412/160/22/1

Dear Mr. Charpentier,

I was glad to receive your letters ITo b . 1 0 8 2 and

108 3 of the 4th Inst. and to learn that yon have received

6 0 new oontraota from the Société Minière dee Terroe-iiougea

for iiuaelan refuge-a In Poland.

Lodge to open a oredlt of £240 In your favour with Mesara.

0. de l.ubereao & Cle., and aer.t you the following telegram

to-day accordingly :

"Your 1082 ard 1083 credit twohundred forty pounds opened Lubersac STOP iteduce murgln to ten percent your dlsoretlon writing - JOHtiSOfi - w

the Société Minière dea Terras-flougea now raise an objec

tion to the refund of *.4 per head in respect of the transport

éxpenses of refugees accepted by them, Aa I aee from your

letter Ho.934 of 1 0 February, before we raised the question

of a 20 per cent. marglnfyou usked for this sum by way of

an advanoo for transport expenses. flor do I understand

why the addition of 2 0 per cent, to the transport expenses

doubles those expenses, aa uuggeated by MeaarB. Knutange Id

their letter to you of 10 April.

If the coats of the transport of refugees effected by the

Office were In excess o f those charged by private recruiting

agencies; but as those agencies undoubtedly have to make somt

J.M. Charpentier, Eeq.,Uarazalkoweka 79 m. 13WAKaAW.

In accordance v,lth your request I have naked Mr.

I do not quite understand why Mesara. Enutange and

I quite agree with you that It would be unfortunate

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provision for privât. profit lt «omlj see, that the Office

Should always h. In a position to offer more favourable term..

However, our first oonoern la to plaoe as many

refugees as possible In employment, and we do not of course

wish to allow this question of a margin on the advances to

Stand lc the way of obtaining contracte. on the other hand

It IB our duty to tate «hat etepa we can to prevent a loes

on the private funds, and It seems to me that the best way

to seoure ourselves against loss Is to main sure of a profit.

There is another suggestion mode in the letter from

Messrs. /.nutange which is not quite clear, and that Is the

statement that trsnsport cost, from Bulgaria to France amount

to *40 french francs par head, ihe best quovticn ... have

obtained in this connection amounted to no lass than 360 french

francs par head, and even from Yougoslavie, where we have

special facilities, the transport «penses mount to more than

HbO French franoa.

I see that the cost of maintaining the refugees

pending arrangements for their departure accounts for a

substantial portion of the .4, and I wonder whether It would

oe possible for a reduction to be made under this heading. If

not. and you consider the question of the margin of paramount

importance, perhaps you would Ilk. to consider reducing It to

ten per cent. nls certainly oonld not oe regarded as an

unreasonable provision, seeing that there le a definite loss

on Interest alone, apart from the necessity of providing against

defaulters.

r . 1I venture to hope that If you present the matter

In this light to your ollente you will find It possible to

arrive nt an agreement aatlefaotory to all parties.

I should bo glad if you would let me have, at your

earliest convent e nce, a statement showing the poallion of the

private funds advanced to you this year, ne well as of the

advance of £300 made to you in 1524.

There were one or two points left in suspense

during your absence from Warsaw to which I should like to

draw your attention. In your letter No.960 of 20 February

you eent^copy of a very interesting report submitted to the

Polish Foreign Office, in whioh you stated that the private

funds for the transport of the refugees were advanced by the

Office. This statement is not quite correct, as advances

are made from these funds by Dr. iiansen on the recommendation

of the Office. It would perhaps be advisable to bring this

polrt to the attention of the Polish Foreign Office, as you

will remember that the Governing jody laid down in its

resolution of October last that the Offloo should not make

any payments in respeot of refugee relief.

You have al»o raised the question as to what should

be done with any surplus remaining In your hands from private

funds after the payment of transport expunsoo for any

particular oonvoy. As indicated in my letter to you of 28

April, any such surplus should be refunded to Ur. L o dge, and

we uhettld be acquainted accordingly.

In your letter ..0.976 of 2 ilaroh, you reminded us

that M. Lebelle had promised to send us a communication

L.-

r e g a r d i n g t h e n e c e s s i t y o f o b t a i n i n g p e r m i s s i o n f o r t h e

r e t u r n t o P o l a n d o f a n y r e f u g e e s f o u d t o be u n d e s i r a b l e

a f t e r t h e i r a r r i v a l i n F r a n c e . The p r o m i s e d o o m m u n io a t io n

h a s n o t y e t b e e n r e c e i v e d f ro m . T . e b e l l e , b u t I w i l l r u i e e

t h e q u e s t i o n a g a i n on t h e o o o a e i o n o f o u r n e x t m e e t i n g . You

may hov -eve r l l i c e t o know t h a t a s a r e s u l t o f r e p r e s e n t a t i o n

made t o t h e G re e k G o v e r n m e n t , t h e y h a v e a g m e d t o t a k e b a o -

any A rm e n ia n r e f u g e e s s e n t t o F r a n c e w ho , f o r a n y r e a s o n ,

may p r o v e t o b e u n d e s i r a b l e .

W it h r e f e r e n c e t o t h e r e v o l v i n g f u n d , i t h a s b e e n

d e c i d e d n o t t o make a n y o f f i c i a l a p p l i c a t i o n s t o i n t e r e s t e d

G o v e r n m e n t s b e f o r e we a r e i n a p o s i t i o n t o ma ke c o n c r e t e

p r o p o s a l s on t h e b a s i s o i r e p o r t s r e c e i v e d f ro m o u r S o u t h

A m e r i c a n and A rm e n ia n m i s s i o n s . You may h o w e v e r l i k e t o know

t h a t we liavo b e e n g i v e n t o u n d e r s t a n d u n o f f i c i a l l y t h a t t h e

German a n d G r e e k G o v e r n m e n t s wou ld be p r e p a r e d t o p a r t i c i p a t e

i n s u c h f u n d i n t h e e v e n t o f p o s s i b i l i t i e s m a t e r i a l i s i n g f o r

t h e é v a c u a t i o n o f l i u s c l a n o r A rm e n ia n r e f u g e e s f ro m t h e i r

t e r r i t o r i e s .

You h a v e i n one o f y o u r l e t t e r s a s k e d f o r i n s t r u c t i o n s

r e g a r d i n g a c c o u n t a n c y d e t a l l t i i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e a d m i n i s t r a

t i o n o f t h e p r i v a t e f u n d s . I t h i n k t h e s e d e t a i l s c a n v e r y v / e l l

b e l e f t i n y o u r h a n d s , p r o v i d i n g a d e q u a t e g u a r a n t e e s a r e

o b t a i n e d f o r t h e r e l buisement o f a d v a n c e s made i n a c c o r d a n c e

v. 1 t h o u r I n s t r u c t i o n s .

Y o u r s s i n c e r e l y .

C h i e f o f t h e R e f u g e e S e r v i c e .

T P J /IO /IG .

Hr *12/155 /22 /1

Le D ireoteur du Bureau In te r n a t io n a l du Tr.-wail, Geneve

à Monsieur la D ireoteur du Burei.u de Purls

H onour Childs nous informe que 200 R éfu g iés Russes,

ugrl oui to u rs do p r o fe s s io n , se so n t f.--it in s o r ir e en Bulgarie

afin d 'obte.dr du t r », i l Fronce . I l a g i r a i t des a, té- g o r io s s u iv t n t j s :

Bouviers, o b u r r a w » , , t o u t e - a a l n s . . . . 80 1Burger.., * r d in ia r s ....................................... i 0 'Manoeuvres ; j r i o o lo c er, buuhcrcna 10 %

Plus 30 sa iso i .n ie rs .

Environ 60 de oat, r é f u g ié s suv. ia n t an ;,xiaura da p;yer

le u r s f r a i s de w naport, e t 11 f o r t probable , u . tous le»

outra* pourra ien t uouvrir 20 % du jrontant n éooaaO re .

l e s i r a i s povi la -r a n s f a r t uo oas o u vriers de S o f ia -, l o u l ,

pur Loj, Vienne e t Bux, ae. . l e n t a'enilran f r s . e s fr a n ç a is 336

( t r o i s oen t tr en te s i x ) par t è t e .

Je voua aei'Lla t r i s obligé de bian v ou lo ir qo,û nniqaer

ce s renseignements à M. le b . i l» et Paon, e t , s i voua l e ju g e ,

u t i l e , à M. Duha.iel .

M. Fnalan re f i . l t Bavoir que paon Sprcuve quelque

d i f f i c u l t : à r.bto..lr des l i v e r s o aploycura fr a n c i a de » .to -

d'osuvre a g r ic o le le verse isnt o' wo »M08 d j c t i n i e à couvrir

l e a f r a i s da t . « » . « r t <l«a . - i i ' i y l ig . J, voua p r i e r a is , par

conséquent, de b ie n v u lo l r in te r n e r M. Paon -le ce que le

Bureau s e r a i t gr6t à e f f e c t u e r l e s avances n é e c a sa ir e s contre

l a g. r m t l a que ce s so a ro s s e r a ie n t u lt i r l e u r e * n t d éd u ite s

des gagea e t 1res des B é tu g lé , s t r e * o u r a S e s par l e a em-

plovoura . Au cas oo i l s e r a i t n é c e s s a ir e , l e Bureau o u v r ir a it

dans une banque p a r is ien n e , un e r M it f o r f a i t a i r e au nom de il.

Pan, ou de n ' i ,p a r t e q u i l l e p e r s o n a d is i o n s , par o . dern ier

à 081 • 108 ‘•vanoes d é b it é e s aéra ien t re ïoourséea,

s e lo n l a s a rr a n g e a n t s p as.,és -vec l e s p atrons, par v s r a e m n ts

hbdomudairea ou æ i .s u a ls .

La 15 flui 1925 .

IG.

C o p y

I n t e r n a t io n a l Labour O ffice League of Nations

Refugee S e c tio n . Belgrade O ffice .

B elgrade, 2 4 th . A p ril 1925 Gunduliceva 14

URGENT.

* J ^ i o u l t u r a l ° i t , e g o r ie s B u lg a r ia .Of p re v io u s ly r e p o r te d 500 C a tego r ies B .C .P . 80 %, D.E/ 10< M.O. 10 i .Of th ese 60 oan pay t h e i r own f a r e s . In a d d i t io n to t h i s

t < sHBonniers are d is p o sa b le . P le a se arrange ““ ‘f a c t s to S e ra f im o ff . These f ig u r e s

based in d iv id u a l a p p l ic a t io n s . Finance t o t a l o o s t a l l f o r m a l i t i e s o rg a n iz a t io n and f r a i s de ro u te S o f ia Toul v i a S i . 5 , le v a s °f whloh 500 oan c e r t a i n l y be

y d i r e c t c o n t r ib u t io n from re fu g e e . T h is w ith your ~ inuke t o t a l o b l ig a t io n as f a r as Toul 2400

12500- 500 - 2000 ; 2000 + 20 % = 2400 ) . T h is c r i c e m-v be co n s id e ra b ly reduced i f I r e c e iv e a favou rab le answer Î ÎL ‘5 v ? r esei? ^ o g o ^ i^ io n s w ith the Serb ian ra i lw a y s fo r

ougoslav pa rc o u rs f o r convoys o r ig i n a t i n g from Bulgar i a . P lease wire me in p r in c ip l e whether f inance and

i n d i c a t e d ' Tl1” l s s ° lng on und h a s le seems

C h ild s .

Dear Johnson,

I a-n sending you t h i s in the form of a m a i l- te le u ra m because I can t a f fo r d to wire i t . °

Yours s in c e re ly

: Major T .P / Johnson Slg™ d SLaw ford C hlld s •Chief o f the Refugee Service I n t e r n a t io n a l Labour o f f i c e

Geneva

Dear Monsieur Oallatl,

Very many thanks for your lotter of the 6th Instant,

!.. whloh you Inform ua that you hsve been ub e to obtain

a ijUOtatlon of -30 ffrenoh frnnoa per head for t h a transport

of convoya of not loss than fifty refugees from Riga to Havre.

V/o have not failed to oommunloato this Information

to tha Interested French Dipartments and wo hope that they

will now find It possible to arrange for at least an experi

mental convoy from your territories.

With ref or o w n to the constitution of your Trlago

commission you will have se n from a oopy of the Minutes of

the moating hold in L’arls on i torch 24th, whloh has been sent

to you undor separate cover, that the French authorities

desire that the Triage Comission should contain,In addition

to Russian Refugee organisation representatives, a non-Rusalan

Doctor and an agricultural ox<ert. I do not anticipate that

you will ex.-er*4noe any purtloulur difficulty in obtaining the

services of a non-Russian Doctor and it la probable that

U. Dahamol1 n representative In Poland would find It possible

to aot as the agricultural expert.

With ref irenoe to the eostn of transportée shall find

no difficulty In arranging for the necessary advance In the

ev.int of this not being done by the employer.

Monsieur Oallatl,Bastal Boulevard II, Hu.7,

;, l g M A 1 1925

A8 regards the organisation of Triage Commissions in

Bathonia and Lithuania, I wonder whether perhaps it would not

be possible for you to arrange this in the first place by oor-

reapondence,so that it would only be neooesaary to travel to

those territories for the purpose of supervising the final

selectionafor the refugee convoys. In that event I think we

might arranga to pay your travelling ex, cmses from our general

travelling budget.

Your8 sincerely,


1Drar Childe,

I bava received your letter of 6 April forwarding

me a memorandum asking for assistance for the evacuation of

a group of 25 Russian refugees to Uruguay under the

leadership of Mr. Pilovtzoff.

I have no knowledge of any promise or communica

tion made b.7 us which could lead this Organisation to

entertain the hope of the contribution which they seem to

take for granted.

You will agree, I am sure, that it would be more

than superfluous to send any other people to investigate the

possibility in tioutb America at a time when our mission of

experts is studying the situation on the spot.

Before, therefore, taking any steps with regard

to the placing of any refugees in Latin America, it would

be well to await the considered report of our ml sslon.

In the meantime I have forwarded a copy of the

memorandum you enclose to Colonel Procter for his information.

Youre sincerely,

rItr 412/1/62/1


ICA/IG .

Rr 404/2/17/1

Monsieur ,

Nous avons 11 honneur de vous aoeuser récep tion

de vo tre l e t t r e an datedu 22 t v r i l , par la ue lle vous

avoz b jen voulu appuyer le s deux oo.oiraaiiotibions que nous

a f t . i t ,x»rvenlr la Co/'üté Con a ro ia l et, In d u s tr ie l Russe à

Prague •

Dès récep tion de oss leux l e t t r e s nous 'avons

pas ..ian ué d 1 é tud ie r 1* question e t s i plus ta rd nous

voyons lu .possib ilité da donner su ite aux des id era ta

des é tud ian ts , nous ne manquerons pi.s de vous le fa i re

savoir ,

Veuilles agréer, Mob s le u r , l 1 assurance de aa

considération t r ' s d is tinguée .

Chef du Service des Râfugiés .

Monsieurlifkov, dall..illov<i u l .

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ri>.noe -in .a:. ocnsJ : a •: t ion t r ‘ y d i s t i n g u é s •

Chef du Service d a s R i 'u g l i s .

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R 404/5/59/1

Dear Mr. Colban,

I beg to onolose herewith, for your Informtion,

ooples of ooaumioatlons received from the Y.M.C.A.

regarding the situation of Bulgarian Refugees .

Yours sincerely


' 1 5 M A 1 1925 :

Colban, Esq.Minorities Section

League of Nations Geneva

TFJ/IG

R 404/5/59/1

Dewr Mr. Mo. Cowan,

In reply to your latter of the 29th. of April,

the desperate situation of the Bulgarian Refugees is

only too well known to the Office, but,unfortunately,

as you will doubtless re ;na .fiber, our mandate doos not

extend t*o these unfortunate poople .

As this question concerns :oore olosely the

Minorities Section of the League, I have referred the

doouoants whioh acco upaniad your letter to M. Colban,

• the Director of that Section •

Yours sincerely

Chief of the Refugee Service •

15 M A 11926O.H. Mo Cowon, Esq.

World's CaauiLtee of Y.M.C.A. sRue Général Dufour 3

■G EViL.

404/1/17 /1

D ta r iadaui,

I beg to acknowledge the r o o e i p t of your

l e t t e r lio.C. J.2696.-J/2 dated 28 A p r i l, and to thank

you for the Interesting Information and diagrams

regarding the tiuealan Jehools in Czeohoalovakla.

Youra faithfully.

Madam P, Jana6kov5, Secretary :Croix—Kouge T o h d o o s l o v a o u e . 147 I . ' é k l a n o v a ,PHAOUK.

C h ie f o f th e r e fu g e e Service.

1 5 U A ' 1S?5

TFJ/IO .

My dear Lodge,

Murv thanks fo r your l e t t e r o f the 11th. I n s t ,

informing iaa th a t you have made re.o lttanoes to MM.

Dudgeon, de Strwidt-aann, m d Zwerner •

Would you kindly l e t ib know whether you have

bean u>le bo ,nUte bhe re.aibtanoe of 1500 $ to

Sohla ainger ra fa rrad bo in .iy levbar bo you of bhe

4 th . In s t •

Your8 sincerely

Chief of the Refugee Servloe •

!t5 M A ! 1925

1 . Lodge i Esq.

7 Rue Scribe

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K o.i'ls 64 6/1.644 or th.» n t h jfcjr. with i-aierojioa to tho

Hus-iun rofugaa Andrew; 811 attira who* yo,. daslro to trt-oe.

1 huva ronnunto te a th e . .u r t l o u lu r s rogu rü lng

t h i s re fu g e e to our da lagu tt ou lu Constantinople with a

Tlav, to i-ny poHHlUle an u l r l a s uelut m^da us to M a . ira sa u t

v/hereabouta.

x ah u ll not f u l l to oomuniOLta to you any In for

mation wa muy raualva In t h i s oouueotlon.

YourH Rlxicar t ly .

C hief o f tho Kofugeo ùervioo.

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Hoar Mtsn Hitohell,

I nr. enclosing a copy of a latter which wo have

received fro^ the Oomitô international de la Oroix-Houge

vAiloh la self-explauatory, I should be extr-mely obliged

if you could have enquiries nii.de and lot no know the

results, if any, us soon an possible.

Yours incoroly.

Oh#ef of the Hefuguo Service.

Hier* Mitchell,Sue Serki* II, Pera,

Harvil Baehl,:U i.-M 2IM 0PLH.

Oomito International de la

MIS 54 6 /2 5 4 4 . Orolx-Rouge,I, Promenade du Pin,

GENEVE.

May IIth,I925.Be; Ruaîan Refugee Andre^ Silenko.

Dear Mr. Johnson,

W have received a request for information from Mr.

Andrew Silonko, at Kieff, Ukraina, who aska ua to aearoh

for his son André; Silonko, "born in 1901, moblliaed in the

Army of General Denikina and probably evacuated with that

Army in 1 9 1 9 -2 0 .

Would it be poaaible to have onquirioa made through

your delegates in the different countries, ao as to aaoertalî

if Andrew Silenko1B namo ia mentione.i on any records of

Russian Refugees? Yon would greatly obligo ua by giving

such directons, if poaaible, and lotting ua know the eventual

results.

Chunking you in adeanoe, I am, dear Mr. Johnaon,

Youra ainoerely,

(signed) M. Poananslcy.

Secretary of the I.R.0.0.

t i m / D u .

Hr 409/100/67/1

îfîy dear Dre .ajohman,

I am glad to te rtle to Inform you. In reply

to your letter of the 11th Inst., that we have to-day

received an Intimation from the 3wise Federal Department

that IretruotlonB have been given to the s w Ibb Legation

at Madrid to Is sue visas to Monsieur and '.adaroe Conrad

do Meyendorff, authorising them to spend three months

in Switzerland

v/e are acquainting rrofeaeor fittaluga

accordingly,

fours sincerely,

Dr. Hajjobman, Leagut- of Hâtions,ai à v a .

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TFJ/IG .

Please find herewith, for your information,

specimen visas authorised by the French "Service de la

Main d'Oeuvre"Agricole" for the admission of Refugees

to employment in France .

The French " Office de la Main-d'Oeuvre Etrangère"

hua promised to send a specimen'of their v-'say, copies

of which will he sent to you as sen as received .

Yours sincerely

Chief of the refugee Service .

i| 5 MA, 1925This letter was sent to :

Me,-S.L, Chllaa; Gudulluevu ul. 14 (3°) Belgrade.M. E. Gallati, 11 Bastel Boulevard, Riga .M. G. Zuernar, 34 & 44 Hulji Osinan, Salonioa .Miss Mitohell, 11 Rue Serkis, Pera Hunt-1 Biiohl, Constantinople

H. Raymond, Hoher Markt 5 , Viana .M., Kotelnikoff, Chairtore 94, Passage Fexls, Pallssia, Athens.

IC A / IG .

S404/4/59/1

Monsieur,

Co..!.» su ite i^ io t r e l e t t r e du 26 A vril, J ' a i l 'honneur

Js voua i i l 'o r j* r que l'Année clu Salu t ( MSni-orhel* KBnla

« • n i de nou» f t. is» parvenir quelques ren se ls no.»nta au

«u£et du rôi'ugié ruaê

. Bomianoff f Alan.rv;»»» .

Cetta orîuii sstlo ii t:ous l 'U t Bavoir q u 'é l l e n 'e a t

plus en noaure Je s 'oouuper as l ' i n t i r e , s é , T, 'e l l e n 'a v a i t

r e o m l l l l que temporaire a n , e t nue o e lu l-o l a T ï ï r è û r ï

d é f in i tlvor.-nnt q u i t té l a Suisse .

Veuillez a g rée r , Monsieur, 1 '«aouronoo de uiu oonsi-

de ra t io n t r à s d istjnvuéa ,

Ch.,r -.tu Servies das R-fu^lée .

16 MAI1925

Monsieur lo Chef de l a D ivision do Polioe

du D Spsrtejent Fédéral de J u s t l .e e t Pollue

16th May 19^5.

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JOHI.SOK 736

HEidORANDUM

f o r t h e D i re c to r ,

You .-nay l i k e to huve th e fo l lo w in g supp lem en ta ry

in fo rm a tio n t o t h a t p u b l i s h e d i jy 'your r e p o r t to th e C onferenoj

w ith roferéÇça^tTo the Refugee S e rv ic e .

In acco rdance w ith th e R e s o lu t io n adop te d by the

G overning Body, i n s t r u c t i o n s have b ee n s e n t t o thef D e le g a tes

o f th e Refugee 'y o rv fo e t o c a r r y out Census o f ’ th e R u ssia n

and Armenian Refugees i n t h e i r t e r r i t o r i e s w ith p a r t i c u l a r

the R efugees ••• t, p re s e n t unemployed andro L'oronoc t o th o se

a b le t o work . T h is i s an e x te n s iv e p ieê o f work, which the

i n d iv id u a l Govern nants hi ve n o t so f a r boon a b le to un d er tak e ,

I t would, t h e r e f o r e , bo p ro m -tu re t o ex p e c t a t such an e a r ly

d a te a n y th in g l i k e d e t a i l e d and a c c u r a te f i g u r e s under t h i s

a re a b le t o e s t a b l i s h the fo l lo w in g

f i g u r e s OK^the p ra lL id n a ry r e p o r t s which have b ee n x 'eceived up

to t t i i s d a te . In a r r i v i n g a t th e s e f i g u r e s , our a e l e g a t e s have

re p o r t e d n o t only the numbers of Refugees a c t u a l l y unemployed,

b u t a l s o th o se who a r e i n c a s u a l employèrent and l i k e l y to beoo»

r at, any time a oharge on public funds .

For the purpose of convenient rel'erenoe, <i only

L,the totals for euoh oountry, but in many instances,

details showing the occupations of the Refugees :

/

Austria................. 2,559

Bulgaria ................ 6 500

Constantinople .......... 3 856 (including 2000 RussianJewishRefugees )

Germany (estimated )..... 55,000 Russian Refugees !>'■( 45 0 0 0 German Colonists from the Woler.Provinces ) .

Greece ............ 1691

Hungary................ 1 901

Latvia................... 930

Poland ................. 42 850

Wo not yot received Reports /from o w Delegate in

China, but the latest information indicated that there were

60 00 0 Russiin Refuses in that country ;including 10 000 agricul

tural families, the whole of whom were regarded as destitute and

desirous or emigrating to countries where they could obtain

employment .

Nor te****» precise information regarding the Refugees /V

in Rou-nania, but the Rounanian Delegation stated ut the time

P h JOt OCÛ

of the last Assembly that the majority of Russian Refugees in1

—

Rou-Tunia w«ge--c.TOilable-for emigration .

Registered for transfer to Soviet Armenia.......11 000

Registered for emigration to other countries .... 4 730

In addition, there are reported to be .........100 000

Armenim Refugees in a precarious situation in Syria, the

majorit^V of whom would ooept transfer to Soviet Armenia .

II. MeasureskdQP.teU bx t-he Off i,(?g. to the solution of thesa

I tA) Following negotiations with certain South America» , /

I /„>/ L J , ' ' « P M.OovemiBnts, the Off ioa^p olnted u? small Mission in March last '

Ato study the possibilities of Refugee Settlement in South America.

The Mission clnsisted of

Colonel Procter, the Deputy Assistant High Corooissioner to Dr. Nansen for Refugee Questions,

in charge,

M. Variez, the Chief of the Emigration Service of the Offioe ,

M. Oaroia, a South America Member of the Staff, as Secretary qnd Interpreter,

Professor Brunet, a Russian Agricultural Expert,representing Refugee interests .

The Jewish Colonization Association and the Conférence

Universelle Juive attached representatives to Vis Mission in an

advisory capacity .

The Mission has been well received by ihe Governments

of Brtr,il c Uruguay and h; s already ente re Into negotiations

with the competent services of those Governments . Tho Mission

hopes to oxt.;nd in the near future its enquiry to the Aigentine

6 ' . / , " ' . v 1and has ;.lready entered-into negotiufcione -with the Government \

fk jis .of -thfcV-oountiGvfor this purpose .

It is hoped that the work of this Mission will not only

result in the transfer of l. substantial number of Refugees to

South A:»rioa, but in the asUblish-nent of closer relations bet

ween the South Amar j oan countries and the OrVice . In this way

it may be possible for the Office to afford importât assistance

to the South American oour.trles in connection with the recruitment

of s tisfactory foreign labour .

B) In conformity wi h the Resolution passed by the last

Acse:nbly of the League, the Office has, in consultation with

Dr. N-nsen, ap ointed a Mission , in ui-Qct to study the question

of the Settlement of Armenian Refugees in So*;th Russia. The

Mission will consist of ]

M. Curia, a French Agricultural Expert, noiinated by MM. Fontaine and GauUiier,

M. Lo Savio, reco n ended by M. do Miohelis,

M. Dupuis, late of the Egyptian Govern!nent Irrigi.tion Service, nominated by the Empire Cotton Growing Corporation . , . , / -,

uJ> .. .. ' U..*, • >■ N„ -rj

t h is M is s io n « l j i by t.ULuuhed re p re s e n t u lv a s in A ræ n lb

h h

o f th e I n t e r n a t i o n a l Red C ross C o m n it t e e , the Am arloan N ear

E'-si, R e l i e f , and th e B r i t i s h Lord M ayor's Fund whose o r g a n i s a

t i o n s h ave p la y e d an im p o r ta n t p a r t In Arioeniun R e fu g e e w ork.

S h o u ld th e r t i s s lo n f i n d I t p o s s i b l e t o make p r a o t i o a l

p r o p o s a ls f o r tha S é l l l e m e n t o f Armani® R e fu g e e s In R u s s ia ,

jL ^ .I n v o lv in g th o ^ A d m in is tr a t io n -e# W*4rs c o u n tr y b # f o r e i g n c a p i t a l ,

t h e b r n n . 9 , e n l 8 th u s made m ig h t w e l l fo rm th e b a s i s f o r th e

d ev e lo p . .ie n t o f f o r e i g n r e l a t i o n s w ith R u ss ia on an Im p o rta n t

C) I n t r o d u c t io n o f R u s s ir n R efu g ee Labour in t o F r a n c e , .

t A—Sb '«-t" ■ *Af r - ngo.uontB, h-..v * beon - * 1 3 th o Ft o m rh -Q ffio g -î îS T T ^ T iirrtÔ eti-

w e f?t.! i 'ai ,>7V9 uiid thu"OLTlce de 1 di.Th d 'O e n v r e - A g r i c o l e , f 0»

Li» —aaa t r vl-iattb-t-9n-4j^ti& -h m 4 a - n t' th o O tTl-ao o f —th » I n t r o d u c t io n

o f R efu gee Li-bour i n t o F r u io e . In r e s lonae t o th e r e q u e s t o f

5hg69>-D<apM.*t'-*ertW, tlie O f f i c e h a s o r g a n is e d I n th o c o u n t r i e s

fro m whioh th e Fren ch Govern.nent I s w i l l i n g t o a o o e p t R efu gee

L abour, t r i a g e C o m o ls s lo n s c o n s i s t i n g o f uhe D e le g a t e o f the

O f f i c e , r e p r e s e n t - t i v e s o f R u s s ia n R efu g ee o r g a n i s a t i o n s ,

n o n -R u s s ia n a g r i c u l t u r a l and m e d ic a l e x p e r t s , a n d , where p o s s i b l e ,

J f e p r e s e n t a t iv e s o f tho p r o s p e c t iv e e m p lo y e r s .

Good r e s u l t s h ave a lr e a d y b e e n o b ta ln e f r o a th e s e

Co:aaissions which in c e r t a in o a s e s , owing to the p ecu lia r

facilities enjoyed by the D e le g a te s o f the O ff ic e , have suooteded

In reducing the o o st o f e x p or t i ng* the Refugees by X •

The gratitude of the Offloe Is due In this connection In parti

cular to the Yougoslav Govermjent for froe transport of Russian

Refugees leaving itc territory, to the Austrian Govern nent for

free transit visas, to the Austrian Railways for a substantial

reduction on their tarifs, to the Italian Government for the

reduction of 20 and 30 i ff>\_ TPj*»-

and to the Swiss Governnent for transport and transit visa

facilities .

D) Negotiations are n progress with other countries which

encourage the hcpe that opportunities nay be offered for Refugee

Labour in other territories .

It may be gathered from the

the priiittry task of the Refugee Sarvloe during the first 3 noDths

of this year has been éiro o ted tiiwi-id a the o rganisât Ion; never

theless, some appreciable results have already been obtained,

uid, although complete figures have nbt yet been received,

they Indicate that sutlsfactory results .any be expected from

the program which has been ou tlin ed above .

The so p r e l i ainary f ig u re s show tht.t Hussion -Refugoos

i-have been tran sfe rred fro.a te fo llow ing oountries :

Bulgaria ^

Constantinoplej ...................... 950

Yougoslavia }

P o la n d .............................................. 273

Latvia ............................................. 72

A u s t r i a ............................................ 325

B s th o n ia ...............................145

T otal 3513

(■ 6513» -

In add itio n , the Delegate in Germany es tim a tes th a t no

fewer th u i 3000 Russian Refugees in Gor.nany have bean t ru is fe r re d

to .tnuHJj .xint-tn othor oountriaa d i r e c t ly or in d ir e c t ly a s a

r e s u l t of the In te rven tion o f the Office .

A steLdy stream of de .lands fo r Rofugeo Labour oontinues

to reach the Offioo, which e n c o u ru e s the hope th a t the above

ra te of evacuation by small oonvo.ysÇwiïlT-t l e a s t be maintained.

"* * tj/ mq .0 .

r i§ 4. Identity certificate» for refugeei

The resolution passed by the Governing Body In

October last laid down that the duty of the Office «as

_be-en~lTitnir»ted-atrov»*^ the question of their passports la

Intimately bound up with the employment problem. The

Office hae, therefore, exerted every effort to extend the

scope of the Identity certificate system and It la gratifying

to report that several Oovernmenta have communicated their

V7a r lb e e l on t o t i i t e , . y . t . m t h i s y e . r , o r h * j « c o m m u n ie . tea

their Intention to recognise It in principle.

At the present time no fewer than 39 government a,

/ f lu * - '* ' * '% '■ /A.Including every Government directly Interested In the Russian

refugee problem have recognlaed the Russian refugee Identity

certificate system, and 25 Oovernmenta have recognised the

Armenian refugee Identity certificate.

The efforts of the Refugee Service in this connection

are not the least Important part of the refugee work, and It

Is satisfactory to note that these system/are being more

widely applied every day. Daily appeals are received from

confined toêmployment questions 9+r pef i u ^ a but^«H>-fanr-

r e f u g e e s e i t h e r by the c e n t r a l o f f i c e o r by th e d e l e g a t e s

fo r a d v ic e a s t o th e meene o f o b t a i n i n g th e e e c e r t i f i c a t e s

and f o r I n t e r v e n t i o n In c a s e s « h ere t h e y h»v«- been w i t h h e l d .

The b e n e f i t s a f f o r d e d to t h e r e f u g e e s by t h i s form o f p a s s

p o r t ca nnot be o v e r - e s t im a te d a s t h e know le d ge^ t h a t they oan

be employed f o r a lm os t u n i v e r s a l t r a v e l l i n g pu rposes

ix... e ilv L 'j aü

enc oura gea th e re fu g e e s ,w h o j r e v l o u a l y were **»Hrgeth t»T

j W g na-t»- In any p i r t l c u l a r c o u n t r y , t o make e f f o r t s to

t r a v e l t o o t h e r c o u n t r i e s where employment I s more e a s i l y

o b t a i n a b l e .

E x te n t o f t h e r e f u g e e problem

Some Idea may be o b ta in e d o f t h e scope cf th e r e f u g e e

problems when I t l a p o in te d out t h a t t h e y ra n g e over

p r a c t i c a l l y the whole s e r i e s o f w o r k e rs ' d i s a b i l i t i e s

enumerated In th e Preamble t o P a r t X I I I o f t h e T r e a ty (f

XJ'llA.V e r s a i l l e s . The - tw fc -c o v ers a l l c a t e g o r i e s o f w orkers from

the mora l d e r e l i c t and permanent In v a l id to p h y s i c a l l y f i t

but e l d e r l y r e f u g e e s and war c r i p p l e s . The Impact of th e a e

problems on the q u e s t i o n o f peace ca n n o t be I g n o r e d . I f

th e e e l a r g e masses o f d i s c o n t e n t e d human be lnga a r e l e f t

w i th o u t a s e l e t a n c e o r p r o t e c t i o n , b i t t e r n e s s and h a t e w i l l

r certainly be engendered and International relations endangered.

Jit X. Mi* ‘recent _ events In-Bulga rls-4n

support--»?— fcfai-s-aontentieny

The results obtained by the Office cannot be measured

alone by the various figures quoted in this report. The

Office can only hope, as a result of an expert study of the

whole refugee situation, to mike- experiments for the

settlement of the refugees either by model colonies or by

h

model employment efforts. Past experience has shown that

once the Refugee Service has pointed the way to a solution,

w v ias in the case of the^ settlement of the Greek refugees, the

refugees themselves, their organisations^ tmé interested 1

Am *N«riuia>p»^. *Cr<i~X . p h i l a n t h r o p i c o o d le s ^ s t e p i n and d e v e l o p s u c h schem es ir±*h—-

"s t h e lae ru T r rT e n s iv e " r e s o u r c e i T e Y " t h e i r ÏOBmttrndv

It is not unreasonable to expect that this end also

may be obtained by the opening up of refugee emigration to

Prance, South America, Armenia and other countries. Once

a refugee nucleus Is established satisfactorily in a new

territory it is surprising and gratifying to see the extent

to which help su a-extended to leaa for tunat~g~ relations

i l t " •'

In other countries, t-oê nab la them to enlov, t-h» nn n ^ t n n n .

i- 4 i *• G • "V •’

L ,

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for the Balkana, for Instance, telle ue that no leas than

t 12,000 are sent monthly by Russian refugees established

in Jugoslavia and fh 8,000 by the Russian refugees established

in Bulgaria to their families in Russia. The total money

thus contributed by the Russian refugees established in

Prance must be enormously greater.

This feet alone should be sufficient to convince

immigration countries of the excellent material to be found

among the refugees, as*, if they are in a position to make

such contributions, they are obviously also in a position

to make far larger contributions to the normal revenues of

the State offering them hospitality.

This leads one to enquire whether an international fund

could not be raised for the liquidation of the more

difficult aspects of the refugee problems by a small tax

levied on the refugees who have already been established in

..pio^nt, U • - *{ ....... i

There is one other result achieved by the Office in

connection with the refugee work which ought not to be

ignored. We have found, for instance, that our efforts

to transfer refugee populations from certain territories

1

r nI bave n o t o n ly b e n e f i t e d th e re fu g e e » so t r a n s f e r r e d , but

have a l s o r e - a c t e d v e ry f a v o u r a b ly on th e l a b o u r c o n d l t l o n e

of th e r e f u g e e a re m ain ing I n t h e t e r r i t o r y . Casea have come

to our n o t i c e where , by r e a s o n o f an e x t e r n a l demand f o r

re fu g e e l a b o u r , th e wages o f t h e l o o s l r e f u g e e s have been

as much a s d o u b le d . The O f f i c e h a s , t h e r e f o r e , had the

s a t i s f a c t i o n n o t o n ly o f h a v in g t r a n s f e r r e d th e r e fu g e e s

r ' t o employment i n o t h e r c o u n t r i e s un d er s a t i s f a c t o r y

la b o u r c o n d i t i o n s , bu t of remedying th e e x p l o i t a t i o n o f th e

l o c a l r e f u g e e s .

V Not the l e a s t g r a t i f y i n g f e a t u r e o f t h e r e f u g e e work

la th e knowledge t h a t I t p ro v id e s common grounds f o r the

t h r e e p e r t l e s r e p r e s e n t e d I n th e I n t e r n a t i o n a l Labour

O r g a n i s a t i o n . The b e n e f i t s a c c r u in g t o t h e r e f u g e e

workers a re s u f f i c i e n t l y m a n i f e s t , bu t a t —tli* sa.no time

cJU-cb e n e f i t s a re^c o n fe r re d on t h e Governments a t p r e s e n t o v er

burdened w i th refugees^»™* on th e Oovemmenta which r e q u i r e

l a b o u r f o r the dev elopment o f t h e i r t e r r i t o r i e s , and a t th e

tame time u s e f u l s e r v i c e s a re p rform ed f o r th e employer s

by re a so n o f the measures t a k e n by th e O f f i c e t o s ec u re fo r

them i m i t a b l e w orkers .

laMWiaa

MEASURES TO HELP F.EFUOEES

TRANRffRR OP THE WORK ON BEHALF OF THE REFUGEES TO THE Y M e r Ca TIO NAL LABOUR ORÔAWÏS Â fîÔ f f

The F i f t h A s s e m b ly r e q u e s t e d t h e C o u n c i l t o c o n t i n u e

I t s n e g o t i a t lo n e w i t h t h e G o v e r n i n g B o d y o f t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l

L a b o u r O r g a n i s a t i o n , i n o r d e r t o d e t e r m i n e th e p r e c i s e

c o n d i t i o n u n d e r w h i c h t h e w o r k on b e h a l f o f t h e r e f u g e e s

s h o u l d be c o m p l e t e d . I t e n d o r s e d t h e d e c i s i o n o f th e

C o u n c i l t a k e n on Ju n e 1 2 t h , 1 9 2 4 , an d v o t e d t h e sum o f

2 0 3 , 0 0 0 f r a n c s t o be s p e c i a l l y s e t a s i d e f o r t h e a d m i n i s t r a

t i v e e x p e n s e s r e q u i r e d f o r t h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f R u s s i a n and

A r m e n ia n r e f u g e e s d u r i n g 1 8 2 6 .

The A s s e m b l y , a t t h e same t i m e , i n v i t e d t h e I n t e r

n a t i o n a l L a b o u r O f f i c e , i n c o l l a b o r a t i o n w i t h D r . N o n s e n , t o

i n s t i t u t e a n i n q u i r y w i t h e v i e w t o s t u d y i n g t h e p o s s i b i l i t y

o f s e t t l i n g a s u b s t a n t i a l num be r o f A r m e n ia n r e f u g e e s i n t h e

C a u c a s u s c r e l s e w h e r e , and a d de d a fti r t h e r sum o f 5 0 , 0 0 0 f r a n c s

t o t h e R e fu g e e b u d g e t f o r 1 9 2 5 .

The C o u n c i l a t a m e e t i n g h e l d on S e p te m b e r 3 0 t h , 1 9 2 4 ,

n o te d t h e r e s o l u t i o n o f t h e F i f t h A s s e m b l y . I t a p p r o v e d

I n p r i n c i p l e t h e p r o p o s a l t o t r a n s f e r t h e w o r k f o r t h e

R u s s i a n an d A r m e n ia n r e f u g e e s t o t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l L a b o u r

O r g a n i s a t i o n , and i n v i t e d t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l L a b o u r

O r g a n i s a t i o n , i n c o l l a b o r a t i o n w i t h D r . N a n s e n , t o I n s t i t u t e

an i n q u i r y . I t e x p r e s s e d t h e e a r n e s t h o p e t h a t t h e

G o v e r n i n g Body o f t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l L a b o u r O r g a n i s a t i o n

w o u ld f i n d i t p o s s i b l e a t i t s f o r t h c o m i n g s e s s i o n t o a d o p t th e

r e c o m m e n d a t io n s o f t h e A s s e m o l y , i n o r d e r t h a t t h e w o r k f o r

th e r e f u g e e s m i g h t be c a r r i e d on w i t h o u t i n t e r r u p t i o n , and

r ni n s t r u c t e d th e S e c r e t a r y Ge nera l t o communicate to t he i

Governing Body a l l t h e n e c e s s a r y r e c o r d s , r e q u e s t i n g Dr.

Nansen , or t h e Assi s t e n t High Commissioner , and the

S ê c r e t a r y O e n e r a 1 to ho ld t hem sel ve s a t t h e d i s p o s i t i o n

of t.he Dover nine f-ody i n ca se t he l a t t e r should d e s i r e

any f u r t h e r e x p l a n a t i o n o r i n f o r m a t i o n .

The Governing Body o f t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l Labour O f f i c e

on Oc tobe r 10 th , 1924, pass ed t h e f o l l o w i n g r e s o l u t i o n :

"The Governing Body I n s t r u c t s t h e D i r e c t o r t o d r i » up a scheme o f t he s e r v i c e s p r o v i d i n g employment f o r t h e r e f u g e e s which he t h i n k s co u ld be s e t up w ith t he 203 ,000 f r a n c s vo ted by th e Assemoly of t h e League o f N a t i o n s and to check t h i s e s t i m a t e with th e e x p e n d i tu r e o f the High Commi ssar ia t i n p re vi ou s

" I t i s un de r s to o d t h a t what t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l Labour O f f i c e i s asked to u n d e r t a k e i s an i n v e s t i g a t i o n , c o - o r d i n a t i o n and c anmu nlca t ion of o f f e r s o f employment made to t h e r e f u g e e s , t h e c o n d i t i o n s in which the r e f u g e e s can t a k e a d v a n ta g e o f su ch o f f e r s , and an e s t i m a t e of the number o f r e f u g e e s f o r whom enployment I s t o be f o u n d . The e x p e n d i tu r e may n o t ex ceed the a l l o t t e d c r e d i t .

" I t i s under s tood t h a t t h e r e can oe no q u e s t i o n of p ro v id in g r e l i e f o r paying t h e f a r e s o f the hu ndre ds o f t h o u sa n d s o f r e f u g e e s ou t o f t h e sm al l fun ds a l l o t t e d .

" I t I s a l s o u n d e r s to o d t h a t i t i s e n t i r e l y a tem pora ry s e r v i c e , w h l * i s t o be t e r m i n a t e d a s soon as p o s s i b l e . "

The r e s o l u t i o n of the Governing Body r e s no ted by th e

Counc i l on Decemoer 8 t h , 1S24. D r . Nansen informed t h e

Counc i l on t h a t o c c a s io n t h a t on r e c e i v i n g t h e d e c i s i o n of

th e Governing Body he had resumed n e g o t i a t i o n s t l t h t h e

D 1 r e c t o r o f the I n t e r n a t i o n a l Labour O f f i c e . He noted

t h a t t he r e s o l u t i o n o f t he Governing Body o f Oc tobe r 10th

im p lie d a n a c c e p ta n c e of the t r a n s f e r o f t he work con ne ct ed

w ith t h e R uss ia n and Armenian r e f u g e e s from the S e c r e t a r i a t

of t he League o f N a t i o n s to the I n t e r n a t i o n a l Labour O f f i c e

in ac c o r d a n c e w i th t h e proposa Is ado p te d by the F i f t h

He p o in t e d o u t , however , t h a t q u e s t i o n s of a p o l i t i c a l

or l e a a l c h a r a c t e r might a r i s e , no t f a l l i n g e n t i r e l y w i th in

r t h e s p h e r e o f t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l L a b o u r O r g a n i s a t i o n , o n

w h i c h t h e D i r e c t o r of t h a t O r g a n 1 s a t I o n t h o u g h t I t m i g h t

be n e c e s s a r y t o h a v e r e c o u r s e t o t h e a s s i s t a n c e o f t h e

Lea e u e . I t w a s u n d e r s t o o d t h a t s u c h r e c o u r s e w o u l d n o t

d e r o g a t e f r o m t h e t e c h n i c a l a n d a d m i n i s t r a t i v e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y

w h i c h w o u l d h e n c e f o r t h b e v e s t e d i n t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l L a b o u r

O r g a n i s a t i o n .

D r . N a n s e n a c c o r d i n g l y p r o p o s e d t h a t u n d e r t h e m a n d a t e

o f t h e A s s e m b l y a nd t h e C o u n c i l h e s h o u l d c o n t i n u e t o d e a l

a t t h e r e q u e s t o f t h e D i r e c t o r o f t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l L a b o u r

O f f i c e « i t h s u c h q u e s t i o n s a s m i g h t n o t f a l l e n t i r e l y

w i t h i n t h e s p h e r e o f t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l L a b o u r O r g a n i s a t i o n ,

and t h a t h e s h o u l d c o n t i n u e t o s u b m i t r e p o r t s t o t h e

C o u n c i l f r o m t i m e t o t i m e w i t h a p p e a l s f o r i t s m o r a l a n d

a c t i v e s u p p o r t a s c i r c u m s t a n c e s m i g h t r e q u i r e .

T h e C o u n c i l , h a v i n g n o t e d t h e s e d e c l a r a t i o n s o f

D r . N a n s e n , a d o p t e d c h e f o l l o w i n g r e s o l u t i o n :

" Th e C o u n c i l :" H a v i n g n o t e d t h e r e s o l u t i o n o f t h e G o v e r n i n g Body o f

t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l L a b o u r O r g a n i s a t i o n o f Oc t o o e r 1 0 t h ,1 9 2 4 , r e l a t i n g --o t h e f u t u r e w o r k o n o e h a 1 f o f r h e A r m e n i a n nnd R u s s i a n r e f u g e e s :

" R e c o e n i s l n g , h o w e v e r , t n u t q u e s t i o n s o f a p o l i t i c a l o r l e g a l c h a r a c t e r may a r i s e i n v o l v i n g t h e I n t e r v e n t i o n o f t h e L e a z u e >

" B e a r i n g i n m in d t h e u n a n i m o u s r e s o l u t i o n s o f t h e f i f t h A a s e . - a o l y , i n v i t i n g D r . N a n s e n ' s c o n t i n u e d o o - o c e r a t i o n i n t h i s c o n n e c t i o n ;

" A p p r o v e s t h e p r o p o s a l s c o n t a i n e d i n ü i s r e p o r t o f N o v e m o e r 2 4 t h , 1 9 2 4 , f o r t h e f u t u r e e x e c u t i o n o f t h e w or k f o r t h e R u s s i a n a n d A r m e n i a n r e f u g e e s , i n t o f a r n e t h e s e p r o p o s a l s r e f e r t o t h e C o u n c i l . "

D EP OS ITS BY QRELK ANb ARmLMAN i .Li-UQLLS IN CLP TAIN BANKS

Th e F i f t h A s s e m o l y o n S e p t e m b e r 2 5 t h , 1 9 2 4 , u n a n i m o u s l y

a r i o p t e l t h e f o l l o w i n g r e s o l u t i o n ;

"The Assembly,Moved by the Greek d e l e g a t e ' s s t a t e m e n t In

r e g a rd to t h e c o n f i s c a t i o n e f f e c t e d i n c e r t a i n banks t o t h e d e t r im e n t of t h e Armenian and Greek r e f u g e e s ;

f h i l e making no pronouncement i n r e g a r d to the f a c t s w ith a l l t h e d e t a i l s of which i t i s not a c q u a i n t e d , or in r e g a rd to t h e competence o f t h e League i n t h i s q u e s t i o n ;

U r g e n t l y i n v i t e s the Co u n ci l t o ma kB a c a r e f u l I n q u i ry i n t o the f a c t s in q u e s t i o n and t h e n to tak e euch measu res a s i t may c o n s i d e r n e c e s s a r y , shou ld i t d e c i d e t h a t t h e m a t t e r comes e l th in t h e sp h e r e o f a c t i o n o f t h e League o f N a t i o n s . "

The C o u n c i l , c o n s i d e r i n g t h i s r e s o l u t i o n on

Se; t ember 2 5 t h , i n v i t e d t h e Greek Government t o communicate

to the S e c r e t a r y General any i n f o r m a t i o n i n i t s p o s s e s s i o n

on the s u b j e c t . The Greek Government , i n re sp o n se

t o t h i s i n f o r m a t i o n , forwarded to the S e c r e b r y Ge nera l two

l e t t e r s on the q u e s t i o n i n Fe b ru a ry , 1925.

The Greek Government t h e r e b y informed th e S e c r e t a r y

Ge ne ra l t h a t i t had a p p l i e d t o t he Mixed Commission f o r t h e

Exchange o f Greek and T u r k i s h p o p u l a t i o n s w i th a view t o

o b t a i n i n g the w i th d ra w a l of t h e r e s t r i c t i o n s of t he

r i g h t s of r e f u g e e s i n t h i s m a t t e r , but t h a t I t r e s e r v e d the

r i g h t to b r i n g up t h e q u e s t i o n a g a i n i f a c t i o n oy th e

Mixed Commission should prove t o be i n e f f e c t i v e .

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luns l e s - l i t r e s pays,

e t de l * u r p ro c u re r des e m p lo is . J ' t . l a p p r i s que vous a v ie z

d é jù f t . l t v e n i r dos R é fu g ié e Kusaoe ..v-is r;uo vous a v ie z é té

o b l ig é d ' a r r ê t e r le r e c r u t e . a n t p - r s u i t e d e s f r i i s ie transport,

t r o p j l e v é a .G râoe aux f a c i l i t é s s p i c l l e s que nous so.aaas en

uesure d 'o b t e i r , le ^Bureau u r é u s s i £i r é d u i r e l e co û t du

t r u i s f e r t en Fxt-noe pour l e s o o u v r is q u i voui. s e r : l e n t d e s t i

n é s , ù l a soiroî umdeste de F a . fr t-n a i e ItiO p a r t ê t e .

I l iû 'a é t é d i t que vous s e r i e z a s se z d i s p o s é d.no oes o l ro o n s -

t inoes, po u r ueux de vos é t a l i a Levants qu s 'o c c u p e n t

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Chop Mon6lo u r G l l l e t ,

I l y a b i e n longtem ps qua j é n ' a i eu l e p l a i s i r de

vous r e n o o n t r e r . P e u t - ê t r e av e z-v o u s i p p r i s que j ' a i p i.ssé

une f o i s ou deux à Lyon à d o s .noraents o ; vous 5 t ie z a b s e n t .

P e u t - ê t r e av e z-vous su l e a q u e lq u e s t e n t a t i v e s qua j ' a i

f a i t e s pour d é v e lo p p e r mas r e l a t i o n s aveo l e .aonde i n d u s t r i e l

l y c n n a is ; oes t e n t a t i v e s n 'o n t pas é t é d ' u i l l e u r s s an s r é s u l t a t ,

e t j e s u i s a s s a s c o n te n t de n o t r e s i t u a t i o n a c t u e l l e dan s v o t re

J e :œ p a r r e l s da voua d é r a n g e r a u jo u r d 'h u i pour une

p e t i t e a f T a ir e q u i aa t i e n t a s s e z ii ooour . Vous savez p e u t-

ê t r e que l a d e r n iè r e Assemblée de l a S o c ié té d e s N a tio n s nous

a c o n f ié l a c s e r v ic e s du H a u t-C an.d s a a r i i - t du D r. N tase n pour

l e s ù é f u g ié s ; que nous avons o rg a n is é , ; veo l e s s e r v ic e s f r a n

ç a i s de li- ro a in -d 'o eu v re , s o i t i n d u s t r i e l l e au M in is tè re du

T r a v a i l , s o i t a g r i c o l e t u M in is tè re de 1 1 A g r ic u l tu r e , un c e r

t a i n noubre da r e l a t i o n s di u s l e b u t d ' o p ére r lo t r a n s f e r t en

F rance d e s r é f u g ié s r u s s e s s a n s t r a v a i l dan s l e s a u t r e s pay s ,

e t do l e u r p ro c u re r d o s e m p lo is . J ' a i a p p r i s que vous a v ie z

d é jà f t . i t v e n i r dos ilé f ugi-Ss R u sses ai-is f;uo vous a v ia a é té

o b l ig é d ' a r r ê t e r l e r e c r u t e . t i n t p - r s u i t e d e s f r ; i s de t ra n sp o r t

t r o p é le v é s «Grâce aiix f a c i l i t é s s p é c i l e s que nous so.saas en

mesure d 'o b t e i r , l e .Bureau a r é u s s i à r é d u i r e l e co û t du

t r a n s f e r t e n Frt-noe pour l a s c o n v o is q u i v o u l se r : l e n t d e s t i

n é s , à l a so :œ s .nodaste de F s . f n - n a i s IbO p a r t è t e .

I l m 'a é t é d i t que vous s e r i e z a s se z d is p o s é d n s c e s o i ro o n s -

t ; n o o s , po u r uaux de v o s é ta ..H s t;e .. .en t6 qu s 'o c c u p e n t

Ll

de lu s o i e a r t i f i c i e l l e , à prendre un oert' ln nanbre de Réfu

g i é s Russes e t le u r s f a i l l e &u q i .b o'i l e Burenu se oh urgen -it

du r e o r u te .e n t , du t r nupart i . ln s l que des v. n ces f u i t e s

tiux E-dgrôs pour cou vrir le u r s f r u l s de voyuge •

Je s» p e r .ro ts duns o es c o n d it io n s , d 'u t t ir e r v o tre

• t t e n t l o n sur' l ' e f f o r que noua fu ls o n s .

N uturelleaw nt, o ' e s t par 1 1 in t e r a M i. Ire du S ervice

de 1 ïlu lnd*Oeuvre que l e s R usses « m is de v o s oontrut»

recevron t l ' i-u to rlsu tlon de ren tre r en Fri-noe, o ' e s t à d ir e

que lo s R éfu g iée ne pourront se rendre à d i s t in c t i o n que

lo r s q u ' i l s auront en nains un con tr a t d&aent v i s é p*r l e

U ln is tà r e du T ruvull, S erv ic e de lu M in-d'O euvre Strung1re .

jo s e r a i s to u t à f u i t heureux que nous ayons i n s i

une oooi-slon de o o l l . borer à une oeuvre p o s i t iv e e t d 'e x é o u t io a

V e u il le z ;ae ci-o ire b ie n fidèlecnant v ô tr e

IG.

My dear Childs,

On reoeipt of your letter BIT /3x / 48, enclosin

an application of M. Michel, I got into touch with

the competent Sorvioe of the International Labour Offioe

I now h ve to Inform you that there is no vaoano

in the staff at present, neither are there any temporary

openings .

I regret, therefore, not to be able to help

M. Michal in this way .

Yours sincerely


2 2 M A11925 I

S.L. Childs, Esq.Oundulioevi. 14 (3*j

Belmde

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Th. question of th. recognition «y c.rt.ln

G o v e rn m e n ts of ".hit." p...port. ln.te.l of «entity

eertlflo.t.a ..— k"” °f

..... in Germany «ni 1- S.lt.erl.ni .her. the oil

Russian oon.ul.r off».. «re .till ..suing .H.g.1

pn.sport.• ». «leo have schle.lnger'. a.surane. that

th. for.lgn oon.ul.te. In Oermany .re gr.ntlng vis.»

on th... p...port.. I think, therefor.. th.t th. only

thing for u. to lo 1. to rsque.t the Dlplom.tl«

Division to ,.nl out . .Ir.uUr l.tt.r to .11 30v.rn.ent.

,h, have .lopt«J th. identity .ertlfl.at. ey.te. for

Russian. or Armenl.n. a .Hn. them .hat ln.tru.tlon.

they have given to their v.rloue «gent« In foreign

oountrl... «ni re,— ting them to recognise only the

llentlty certlfl..». for refugee, -ho 1.......

having .lopt.l the llentlty certifiât. system.

M M or J ounson.

After having reed Mr. Phelan's note of 16 «ta y

on the subject of the letter to oe written to the

various Governments In connection a 1th identity

certificates, I think that questions 1 and 2, raised

by âlv. Phelan, could oe answered in the affirmative

a s you will recollect that Mr. Uoulkkeeltch recently

gave us instances of the German authorities charging

far more for visas for Russians than (in this cane)

Question 3 raised by Mr. Phelan, in which he

states that he does not think that tilenor Mussolini's

letter helps much,is, I am inclined to think, right.

In Sitmor ituasolini ' s letter of 4 September lti64 he

states tnet the Italian Government hoe taken the

decision to grnnt to refugees "certificats d 1 identité

personnels analogues à ceux qu'a proposés le Dr.

•tunsen*.

You will recollect tuât we have had many instances

of refuge» d informing uu that, «hen they have applied

to the local authorities in Italy for identity certi

ficates, they have met *ith the reply that nothing Is

known of these certificates in Italy. In the last

18 months I oennot recollect any single case where we

hpve definitely known that identity certificates have

been issued In Italy to refugees.

I am absolutely certain that the last paraerapg

of Monsieur ausaolinl's letter -

"fcn outre, les titulaires des certificats enquestion sont llores de rentrer dan» to Royaumeouund ils le d .luirent et sans demander aucuneautorisation spéciale A cet effet."

le not strictly applied, for, while you were on leave

recently, some Russian actors came to see me and told

me t h a t , Although t h e y were i n p o s s e s s i o n of ame t h a t , a l t h o u g h th ey were i n posai

c o n t r a c t ent ra pm en t In I t a l y , the C on su la t e h e r e

had r e f u s e d t o g ra n t v i s a s t o t h e i r i d e n t i t y

c e r t i f i c a t e s e l t b o u t p r e v i o u s a u t h o r i s a t i o n from

t h e M i n i s t e r of For ei gn A f f a i r a - per hap s u nder

t h e s e ci r c u m s ta n c e s you would s ug ge s t t o t h e

Di pl om at i c D i v i s i o n t h a t t h e y tak e the q u e s t i o n up

w ith a l l t h e o t h e r Government# ment ioned e x c e r t t he

I t a l i a n , and t h a t you w i l l i n s t r u c t mo to tret in

t ouc h w ith e i t h e r V i l l a r l o r Vare a t t h e M i n i s t e r

of p o r e i a n A f f a i r s i n I t a l y .

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r go tho ulrootor.

Observations on proposais made in Mr. Devinât'a

letters of April 18th and 80th.

Letter of April 16th. The oonveraution with the

Canadian Defuty Minister for Immigration serves to confirm

only too strongly our previous information regarding the

refusal of the Canadian Government to entertain the reoep-

tlon of Jewish Refugees. Ihe United States adopts the

same attitude, and Colonel Procter reports similar opposi

tion on the part of the Governments of the Argentine,

Brazil and Uruguay.

It Is probably this general opposition «blob is forc

ing the Jewish Colonisation Association to oonoentrate on

the repatriation of Russian Jewish refugees.

Passports. The Canadian Government raises an

objootlon against the reueption of Susaian Refugees on the

ground that their Identity certificates contain a clause

pareo lu u ln g t h e C a n a d i a n G o v e r n n e n t from returning undesir

a b l e o r u n s u i t a b l e refugees t o t h d r country of origin.

We were only too conscious of this disadvantage at the

time the Id ntlty certificate system was established,out

the inclusion of this clause was made a fundamental con

dition of acceptance of the arrangement by the Governments

represented at the I .0.Conference In July 1982. We

pointed out at tho time tho manifest disadvantages of

such a condition, but were convincea that had we Insisted

the prospects of obtaining a passport for the refugees

ould have been endangered.

levertheleas, although It may not be possible to

secure a general agreement to such a radical change, It

might very well be possible to Induoe Individual

Governm en t a t o I n s e r t a r e t u r n o l a u a e I n t h e I d e n t i t y

oerv-i > l o a t e a i s s u e d by them t o r e f u g e e s e m i g r a t i n g t o

a p e o l f l e d o o u n t r l e e .

An 1 i p o r t a i i t p r e c e d e n t hue J u s t b oon e s t a b l i s h e d I n

t h i s c o n n e c t i o n a s a r a a u L t o£ y o u r r e p r o a e n t a t t o n a t o t h e

G re e k G o v e rn m e n t . T h a t G o v e rn m en t h a s now o o n a e n t e d t o

I n s e r t a o l a u a e I n t h o I d e n t i t y c e r t i f i c a t e I s s u e d b y I t

t o A rm o n la n r e f u g e e s f o r whom e m p lo y m e n t I s a e o u r e d I n

i’r a n o e , p r o v i d i n g f o r t h e r e t u r n t o G ro eo e o f s u o h o f t h e

r e f u g e e s a s a r e f o u n d t o bo u n d e s i r a b l e o r u n s u i t a b l e .

I f y o u a g r e e we o o u l d r e q u e s t S o h l e a l n g e r t o u r g e t h e

German G o v e rn m en t t o a g r e e t o a s i m i l a r a r r a n g e m e n t i n

r e a p e o t o f t h o 4 , 5 0 0 r e f u g e e s f r o m G erm any f o r whom w ork

l a a v a i l a b l e I n C a n a d a , b u t whom t h e C a n a d i a n G o v e rn m en t

w i l l o n l y r e o e l v e o n t h a t c o n d i t i o n ,

t i e s p e o t o f O o n t r a o t a . M. D e v i n â t p o i n t s o u t t h a t t h e r e

l a a p r e j u d i c e a g a i n s t r e f u g e e w o r k e r s I n C a n a d a , b e o a u s e

t h e y a r e I n o l l n e d t o b r o a k t h e i r o o n t r a o t s d u r i n g t h e summer

I n o r d e r t o t a k e u d v a n t a g o o f t h e h i g h l y p a i d e e a a o n a l w o rk .

T h i s o o u l d , I t h l n k . b e a v o i d e d I f a r r a n g e m e n t s w e re m ade f o r

t h e e m p l o y e r s l o r e t a i n a s u b s t a n t i a l p e r c e n t a g e o f t h e i r

f i r s t m o n t h ' s w ag es u n t i l t h o e x p i r a t i o n o f t h o r e f u g e e s '

c o n t r a c t s , l’b e r e f u g e e w o u ld t h e n h a v e o v a r y I n t e r e s t I n

r e a p e o t l n g h i s c o n t r a c t and n o t f o r f e i t i n g h i s s a v i n g s .

r a n s f u r o f i t e f u m e w o r k e r s f r o m i - ' r a n o e . I t w o u ld h a r d

l y a p p e a r t o be f e a s i b l e t o s e n d r e f u g e e s t o w>rk I n / r a n o e

f o r one y e a r w i t h a v l a w t o t h e i r u l t i m a t e t r a n s f e r t o

C a n a d a . S h o u l d , h o w e v e r , o o n a n l o o » o t h e r p r e s a u r e r e n d e r

/ t h ^ d e p a r t u r e o f a c e r t a i n p r o p o r t i o n o f t h u r e f u g e e s f ro m

i ' r a n o e , t h e O f f i c e m i g h t w e l l p e r f o r m a u s e f u l s e r v i c e by

t i l a o l n g them I n C a n a d a .

I n t e r n a t i o n a l l o a n . The p r o p o s a l s made b y M. D e v i n â t

a nd m il ao w e l l r e c e i v e d by t h e D e p u ty M i n i s t e r f o r

Immigration, are o£ uourae an endorsement of the aoheme we

propoae to submit on the basis of the lianaen and rooter

reporta.

The Canadian propoaals would find a proper plaoe In

that aohome. ,’rootor hue already submitted a detailed plan

to the Sovormient of Uruguay for the aettlement of refugees

in that country on a large aoale and Involving the provision

of £500,000 oapltal. It la very probable that thla plan

oould bo adapted for the settlement of refugees In Canada.

It Is worthy of note that as long aa M. Devlnat dwelt

on the humanitarian aspeets of the problem and endeavoured

to get the Deputy minister of Immigration to help the refugees

to Improve their position, Mr. jiwen was quite Indifferent,

not to say antagonletlo. The Deputy Minister's attitude

showed a marked ohango, however, aa aoon as M. Devinai Inti

mated that we were In a position to Introduce refugees on a

bualnesellée ba. Is and became quite enthusiustlo when it was

auggested that we might raise an International Loan for the

purpose, deolurlng that the Canadian Government "1'appuier

ait ohaleureuaement’.

;«e were, I think, already oonvlnoed that In order to

provide a oomplete solution ol the/ problems we had not only

to look for employment for the refugees, but more purtio-

ularly to areate opportunities for employment. Opportunities

for employment oan only bo created by the opening up of

undeveloped territory. The experience of the Sreek Kefugeea

Settlement oohurae and Loan oonvlnoed me that we were laying

a sound foundation in sending out the Hansen and rooter

Mission, but Devlnat's oosroboratlon is none the less very

encouraging.

The i)e juty Minister Is sending full Inatruotlons to

enable hlu asulabant, Ur, Little, now In London, to dlsoues

the mutter lully with me,and uevlnat suggests that I should

go to London f o r t h e p u rp o se .

From D e v ln a t ' s c o n v e rs a t io n w i th Tom Moore, I t

would appe ar t h a t he i e opposed to th e Im m igra tion o f

H ungarians and o t h e r C e n t r a l European e le m e n ts on th e

ground t h a t . h e i r l o o t o f l o o a l knowledge r e n d e r s them

l i a b l e to o x p l o l t a t l o n In v o lv in g oonsequen t "oonourrenoe

d e l o y a lo " . ^ e v ln a t ver* p ro p e r ly p o in te d ou t to lorn

Moore t h a t one o f t h e p r l n o l p a l oonoerns o f th e O f f lo e In

p i a e ln g r e f u g e e s l e t o s e e u re f o r them r e a s o n a b le o o n d l-

t i o n a o f employment n o t I n f e r i o r to th o se o b t a in in g f o r

th e n a t i o n a l w o rk ers .

G e n e ra l ly s p e a k in g , f e r i n e * th in k s t h a t Oanada would

welcome a p r o p e r ly o rg a n ise d re fu g e e Im m igra tion .

D e v lna t had an enoourag lng o o n v e r s a t lo n w i th th s

O hlef o f the C o lo n is â t Ion Department o f the Canadian

V a o lf lo H a llw ay , who In a l s o se n d in g d e t a i l e d I n r t r u o -

t l o n a t o h i s a g e n t I n London. D e l l n a t s u g g e s t s t h a t •

c o n v e r s a t i o n w i th t h i s London a g e n t would be u s e f u l a f t e r

I have aeon th e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f th e Canadian Immigra

t i o n D epartm en t.

B r i e f l y , t h e Canadian -Ja o l f l o Hallway a r e p re p are d

to C g o t u t . w U B «» on t l . 6 . . L o f 1 1 » p r o p o i t i e » » d .

t o t h e M i n i s t e r - o r Im m ig ra t io n .

Tho moat I n t e r e s t i n g Immediate p o s s i b i l i t y a r i s i n g

from th e o o n v e r s a t lo n w i th t h e Canadian J a o l f i o Hallway

l a t h a t o f s e c u r in g f o r the «Olga C o lo n is t s who a r e

o e l l b a t a l r e a , t h e advanoe o f t r a n s p o r t exp e n ses and oon-

t r a o t a l o r a y e a r . The C an a d ia n P a o l f lo Hallway a lone

w i l l msaume r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t o r p la o ln g 1 ,0 0 0 f a m i l i e s

puVannaiu - ex o lu d ln g a g r l o u l t u r a l w orkers and s e t t l e r s .

I have j u s t r e o e lv e d a l e t t e r from * * . Dubuo, th e

r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f t h e s e t t l e m e n t O o rp o ra t lo n e r e f e r r e d

to by D e v ln a t . Mr. Dubuo, who I s now In r a r l s , would l i k e

to aeo me on my way to London, or offer» to oome to Qenera

Bhoold I not be passing through Varia In the near future.

Aa It will not be possible for me to go to London before

the end of the Conforenoe I -un taking advantago of Mr.

Dubuo's offer to oome to Qenova.

You may porhnpe think I t d e s i r a b l e to refer to thea a

negotiations w i th Canada during t h e dlaouaalon of the

Refugee Chapter of your report to th o Conforenoe.

Dr. Benoa asked me t o acquaint him with our proposals,

and manifested a great Interest In our settlement efforts.

He promisee to dleouaa the matter with hla Qovernneut on

his visit to Prague and to aooertaln to what extent an

effeotlve oo-operatlon with tho Offloooonld be deyleed

for the transfer of Hueolan rofugoea from Oaeohoslovekla.

It would therefore be very convenient If the dlsousslon of

the Refugee Chapter oould bn adjourned until his return.

1l O J / i l .

Dear tir . >nb \o ,

i1 h» n if you very mu oh for your kind l e t t e r o f the

lûlih Lnut. Devinât had a lready Informed mo th a t I

might expeet a eom unloa tlon from you, and I a h a l l , of

oouree, be only too de lig h ted to have an opportunity of

a oonveraation with you.

I t w i l l , I f e a r , be impoeelble f o r me to go to

London before the middle o f Juno, ao should you leav e fo r

Cen tra l .urope before th en , 1 do hope th a t you w i l l ; o t

f a l l to pay me a v l a l t a t Geneva en ro u ta .

would you be eo good aa to oquaint me with your

oovemente in the nea r fu tu re , in ord r t h a t I may a alee my

arrangementa uoooid ingly .

Youra u ln o ere ly .

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a lb e r t Dubuo, -bq. ,Com ia a u r la t - 0 saurai du Canada, 17-19, 'ftulevard dee Caûolnua,

T P J / I O /I O .

1Monsieur lo Cora d x sa ire Général,

j ' t j i .V h o n n e u r do v o u a i n f o r . t a r quo l o S e r v i c e d e a

R é f u g i é s d u B u re a u I n t e r n a t i o n a 1 d u î r u v t i l e s t a c t u e l l e m e n t

e n t r a i n d ' o r g a n i s e r l a t r a n s f e r t , d o s R é f u g i é s s<* t r o u v a n t

s e n s V n.vi i l a .-n s l o s B & lk tn s * p o u r l o s q u . i l s d a s a a n t r a t s

ont, . t é o b t e n u s u n Fr;-nuo .

Le t r e j e t s u i v i a o t u e l l e 3 n t p a r «■-•s c o n v o i s à t r a v e r s

l 'Â u t r i o h e e t l u S u lû u e n ' e s t p i ' s s o û l e r o n t t r è s l o n g , ; * i s

é g b l e e n t f o r t c o û te u x •

j e v i e n s a 1 ê t r e in f o r m é quo l e G o u v e rn e ;nent I t a l i a n

t n o n a o u l e . * n t a o o o c :■ . l a p a r . à ; ; i o n de t r a v e r s e r l ' I t . I l e

a u x t r a v a i l l e u r s y o u g o s l a v e s e t u u lg . r a s o n r o u t e p o u r !<. F r a n c e ,

.Mhis q u ' i l l e u r i. f t . i t , d e s r é d u c t i o n s a p p r é c i a b l e » s u r l e t a r i f

j 3 c r o i s s lv c .1 v r ua v o t r e G o u v e rn e - e n t - - m ü t d i s p o s é

h v-oc o r d e r d o s f ; c s i l i t é s s i m i l i i r e s on f- voiu- de n o s R é f u g i é s ,

a u car» où v o u e r e t i r ie z l t . p o s e i b Lt< ( i1 'uy«ï- u ne d e . n ü e f o r -

u l é e d a n s ce L u t .

E t u i t donnJ lo u ;rao tô r? hun n i t a i r e de 1 ’ o e u v r e e n

f a v e u r dea R-jfugl^s, e t lo f t i t que leu f r a i s rts t r a n s p o r t

s o n o s u p p o r t é e p a r l e s â i*rCu eux-.iê e s , j e uw p e r « t s d e v o u s

p r i u i d ' a v o i r 11 g r a n d e t u f c b i l i té de f a i r e -u p r- is d u G o u v e m e .i ie n t

I t a l i e n l o s d é ^ r o h o s n é c e s s a i r e s ' - f i n d ' o b t e n i r p o u r l e a R é f u g ié s

s e r e n d a n t e n F r a n o a , d o s f a o ' J i t é e m lo g u o s à e e l l e s a c c o r d é e s

l u x r e s t i o r t i s s i - n t s y o u g o s l a v e s e t b u l g 1 r e s , o ' o s t à d i r o une

réduc tion de 30 * s u r lo s t a r i f a n o r .aux .

V e u i l l e z i - g r 6 e r . M o n s ie u r le Corn i s . ; i r e G é n é r a l ,

1 ' e x p r o s d o n .ie ;w- p l u s h a u t e o a i a i ü é r a t i o n .

M o n s ie u r a e M i c h e l i s ,C c i iu i i s s a i r j G . i a é r a l p ou t1 1 ' X.n m ig r a t io n

30 v f B onooœ tgnâ 2 : . 1925

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n e g o t l a t i o n e . W ri t la g .

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Cher Monsieur,

j ' a i l ' honneur de répondre 5. votre l e t t r e du

20 a v r i l p t r 1 quelle vous e uon, nde?, de vous mettre

m souri,nt M » l » t i o n i <lu Burem « e u leu Ze.yoB de

Prague .Lj s 7„i ryor* par 1 1 in te r r.ùdi'.-ire üe ri. Marc

Slonim, H viient exprimé le d é s i r d ’ê tr e rep résen tés au

Comité C o n su lta t if pour le s Réfugiés e t le Bureau

s ' é t a i t ddolaré p rê t à soumettre uebte demande »u

Comité, lo rs de su proohi.ine Session . Noua se rio n s ,

en e f f e t , t r è s heureux de noua i.ssurer lu co llab o ra tio n

de to u te s l e s o rgan isa tions de Réfugiés Russes, e t d<*.

Zeugorien p a r t io u l ie r . Nous • vons, p. r conséquent,

oordi i.le :ent in v ité oe Groupe à nous te i r au courant

de son u o tiv i té , pur l 'in te rm é d ia ir e de notre représen

t â t en Tohéooslovi quie e t à nous i i re connaître plus

spéo ia lenan t le noiribre d e Réfugiés Russes i-yunt trouvé

des emploie dans la s d iv ers pays •

V euillez -g rée r, oher Monsieur, l '; .3 su ru ice de

mu oox.sidér<-tion t r è s d istin g u ée .

Monsieur Henri Rey.nond,5 H oher M. r k t

Vlana I

Chef du Service des R ifuîés .

23 M A ! 1925

/

TFJ/IG/IG.

r iRr 419/1/21/1

Monsieur,

J'al 1 'honneur de voua accuser réception de votre let,t u

du i Uni 1925, me demandant de voua faciliter l'obtention

d ee visas nécessaires pour voua rendre an Serbie ainsi que

votre faaillle , et de voua fi,Ire parvenir une avmoe de fonda

ï”” le "«ua engageant à la re.Æouraor 3 aols apr!,a

votre Installation en Serbie .

En oe qui concerne votre première requête, je vous

conseillerais de vous udreaser à notre représentant en Finlande,

Monsieur le Major-Otoéral Solylridt, Chef du Cabinet Militaire

du Président de 1» Bépubliqus Finlandaise, à Helsingfors, qui,

avisé par nos services de votre désir, fera, -'en suis certain,

tout son possible pour vous être utile

Quant à l'avance que vous series désireux de recevoir,

^ le Service des Réfugiés du Bureau International du Travail n 'tl

autorisé à donner suite à votre demande qu'au cas où l'organi

sation responsable qui vous , procuré du travail en Serbie se

déclarerait officielle.*,*, prête a s» porter garante du retour

sei.-flnt de 1 h so.na» en q u e s t io n .

Veuilles agréer, Monsieur, l'assurance de » considéra-

t i o n d i s t inguée .

Chef du Servloe des Râfuglés .

Monsieur Nloolus Godlevsky iqocMt-l.al Kutu 18

Wlborg Plnlwide.

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T F J / I O / I G .

Rr 4 1 9 /1 /2 1 /1

Mon G é n éra l ,

J e v ie n s de r e c e v o i r ube l e t t r e d 'u n o e r t a l n

N ic o la s Godlevsky, r é f u g i é r u s s e , d o .a lo l l l é à Wlborg,

F l n l u i i e , Haïrai Katu 18 , de u-ndant au Bureau de l u i f a o l l l t e *

1 ' o b te n t io n des v l s t s n é c e s s a i r e s pour se re n d re en S erb ie

avec s a f a i l l i e e t de l u i f a i r e p a r v e n i r une r.vanoe de fonda

pour l e voyage, q u ' i l s 'e n g . -e à re a b ourser dan s t r o i s inols ,

a p rô s son a r r i v é e en S e rb ie .

J e jb s u i s p e r id s de l e r e f e r e r à vos bons o f f i c e s ,

e t j e voua s e m i s re c o n n a is s a n t de b i e n v o u lo i r f a i r e to u t

ce que vous ju g e re z u t i l e en s a f a v e u r .

C i - j o in t co p ie de l a réponse q u i l u i a é t é f a i t e

p a r n o t r e S e rv ic e .

V e u il le z a g r é e r , ;aon G é n é ra l , avec to u s .nos r e ; « r -

o le o e n ts a n t i c i p é s , l 'e x p r e s s i o n de .an ù o n a ld ô r a t lo n t . i s

d i s t in g u é e .

Chef du S e rv ic e dos R î f u g lé s .

2 8 MA11925M onsieur l e Mi-, or-G nér . 1 Sohwlndt,

Chef du C ab in e t M i l i t a i r e du P ré s id a n t de l a R épublique F in la n d a is e .

■ ü a i & i n g f o y g »

r TCJ/MO.

My dear Chllde,

Many thanks for your letters Nos. b.I.I./l*/90 and

B.I.T./lx/94, of the 11th and 16th lnetant respectively-

With reference to the statement mad* In the former

letter regarding the delay In the remittance to you of

7.500 French francs for the Oobaln convoy, I do not

understand ho* thla arose aa Lodge wrote me on 8 April

that he had opened a credit In your favour with the

British Trade corporation at Belgrade. It la, therefore,

rather surprising that the money was not placed at your

disposal before 22 April. Perhaps you would like to

make enquiries of the British Trade Corporation on this

With reference to the disposal of the Balance of the

7.500 French francs remaining In your hends, 1 think the

beet course would be for you to convert the Dinars Into

French currency and remit the total oalanoe to Lodge,at

the same time advising us that you have done eo. You

will find thlb a more convenient procedure than keeping

a running evacuation account which, in the courae of

time, aa a result of successive convoys, will be bound to

give rise to complications. *e shall In this way be able

to keep a separate account for each convoy and open the

S. L. Childs, Esq.,Oundullceve ul. 14(3 )

BELGRADE.

2S MA11325

rnecessary credits in your favour as and «hen required.

As to the transmission of your evacuation accounts,

it would, I think, oe most convenient for this to be done

Immediately after the departure of each eonvoy.

I duly received your telegram of the 14th instant

with reference to the hundred contracts offered by Messrs

Olros & Co., and immediately telegraphed In reply that,

in our opinion, the recruitment should be effected on

the basis of the transport expenses established by us,

that is to say, at approximately 180 French francs per

head. We agree with you that the charge of more than

400 francs per head, suggested by the Société générale

d 'immigration, appears to be exorbitant.

You will be glad to learn that we have received an

Intimation that the Italian Government Is prepared to alio

the transport of Russian refugees from the Balkans to

Prance through Italy and la, In addition, willing to

make a reduction of 20 per cent, for convoys of not less

than 60 refugees, and of 30 per cent, for convoy*

not less than 101 refugees. in order to take advan

tage of these facilities applications * 111 have to be

made In each case to the Trafflco e Movimento Section

of the Italian State Railways e£ Rome. These advan-

t a see s ho ul d, I t h i n k , v e r y c o n s i d e r a b l y f a c i l i t a t e t h e

t r a n s f e r o r r e f u g e e s from th e au l irons t o France as

t h e y w i l l c o n s t i t u t e a ver y s u b s t a n t i a l r e d u c t i o n on

t h e e x i s t i n g t r a n s p o r t c h a r g e s .

I s h a l l n o t f a i l to a c q u a i n t you im m e di at el y

»e have re c e iv e d an o f f i c i a l c o n f i r m a t i o n from t h e

I t a l i e n Government .

Youre s i n c e r e l y ,

whl ef o f the RefugeeS e r v i c e .

Rr 4 0 9 /1 0 0 /5 9 /v

Cher Monsieur Gall&ti,

Co-n & suit,e à ma lettre du 31 mars , N° 409/100/59/5

et, à votre réponse en date du 4 avril, N" 190, oonoemant la

permission a'entrée en Lettonie pour Mr. Mayofis, J'ai l'honneur

de vous infor,jBr que je viens de recevoir une nouvelle oarnni-

oatlon de l'intéressé h oe sujet, dont je vous transmets oi-

joint lu oople •

Je vous serais tris reconnaissant de bien vouloir

aa fa re connaître aussi tôt que possible la réponse définitive

du Ministère letton des Affaires Etrangères afin de la cou-

;nuniquer à M. Mayofis .

Veuillez agréer, cher Monsieur Oallati, 1'assurance de

■nés æntiniants les ailleurs.

Monsieur E. Gallati11 B;-stei Boulevard

J. l g

Chef du Servloe des Réfugiés

Lausanne, le 11 Mal 1923

Monsieur JohnsonService des Réfugiés, BIT ,

Gen&ve .

Trôs honoré Monsieur,

J'ai bien reçu votre lettre du 31 mars dernier,N° 409/100/59/5» pour la q u e l le Je vous rem ercie beaucoup.Mais oo.-i.ie vous voyez jusqu'à présent je n'ai encore reçu aucune réponse • Excusez-moi, .nais .non devoir envers mes vieux parents malades m'oblige à vous demander votre intervention . Jé n'ai rien dans mon passé qui laisse à désirer, ni com ne politique, n cornue cri b et je ne comprend pas pour quel motif on ne .ne laisse pas œntrer dans mon pays natal, où se trouvent mes parents, notre habitation et où j'ai passé ma jeunesse jusqu'à l'age de 25 ans .

Mpnabur, je vous serais d'une reconnaissance infinie, d avoir 1 extreme bonté de faire le nécessaire pour que j'obtienne la per ; ission de rentrer chez nous, du moins avec mon passe ort Nansen que j'ai et qui a le visa de retour pour la Suisse . Mes vieux parents seraient si désireux de me revoir et ne réclament à grands cris . Jé n'ai pas revu ces derniers depuis 11 ans déjà que je suis en Suisse .

Je suis wonv:j.ncu que vous êtes la seule personne ayant une influence aupr s des Go ;verne.ûents pour faire justice.

Dans l'attente d'une réponse favorable et avec mes re a3roie:aents anticipés, je vous prie de croire, tr s honoré Monsieur, à 1 expression de ma haute considération .

Signé î Dr. A. Mayofis

2 . Villa Montbenon chez Michel, LAUSANNE.

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Br .’,12/136/22/1

Cher ;.lanoi ;ur,

j , . v o u c i . . - u r ; i 8 v i v a .m l . . a v o t r o l e t t r e d u

. V , n » o u •

, . . « n i r u n ., W .V » u W .v lB t . i r u e d e « o u v r i e r » a r i e n l e .

ot#e u . . . , i l teB ti.- rd e , e l . l i u r a utit.5 g o rle s .

j , n ' U .,.5 - m » : ! > v rh n fl s t v r o m s r e n w l g n e -

, a-.- u n i t » i - v ' ! ’ 1 ‘-1 * • » f m l ç , t l 8jrxLs ! u x o - l -u^ -

i n t é r e s s é s .

Veuille . * • '1 > 'ihor ; i- ' ' ’ ; ^ ur'”n013

.0 3 bontlt.BiaUB 133 r c i l l e u r s .

S e rv ice visu lU fug lêa

2 3 MA r

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M o n s ie u r,

N o tre E .jlé g u é p o u r lo s P -ye B a lte s v ie n t de

nous o o .n u n iq u o r uns l i s t e st.; d is t iq u e les R é fu g ia s

Russes, a p i c u l t e u r s ùe p ro fe s s io n et' a c tu e lle m e n t

sans t r a v a i l , su - s th o n ie .

Je vous s e r a is t r '• s rQ c o n z v ls s a n t -.13 b ie n

v o u i o r ..j.; l'c-ir-} s a v o i r s i / r u s ir.U\? voyez 1 p o s s i

b i l i t é de ;j1 o e r en K-i „ n o e , . o u r 1". s . - is on u 'ooh a ine

un udrL l u n .ribra i s C3S R â f u g i ' s .

V juI I I j , ; .g ié e r , M o n s ie u r, l 'e x p r e s s io n de

-L ; v i . s ld S r u t l o n .

SbT du S irv lo Q des R é fu g ié s

23 M A11925M o n s ie u r P a o n

Chef du S e rv ic u de 11 \ u . i n - l O auvre A g r ic o le M in is L re de iS -A g r ic u l tu re

78 Rue de VarennePARIS 'V I I ° ;

_.ClttSslfloation des. K fruy;iés Russes Agriculteurs de 1 Esthonle ' - - 1 -- 1 - -

catégories .

1. A. VACHERS environ 100 ( sans traire les vache s ,1“)

2. B . BOUVIERS 15

3. C. CHARRETIBRS- " 700-Ü00 (pourtant dans la plupart dansconnaissance de la conduite dos machines agricoles )

4.5.6.7.8.

D. BERGERS } F.HOMME UJiE M. MANOEUVRES 1 0 . BUCHERONS 6 R.SAISONNIERS y

(foin, moisson/ !

" 700-800

9- E.JARDINIERS - 100 (dont environ 25 qui ont absolve des .'coles de jardinage

10. 3. SAISONNIERS (Vendange,

" 10

11. V.VACHfiRBS " 50

1 2 . T.BONNES DE FERME " 100

13. X. " " " 100

14. Z.SPECIALISTES inconnu •

Quelques explications au sujet de cette classification son- indispensables ;

A. En Russie, les hommes ne traient jamais les vaohes ( excepté Iss Tartares .it las montagnards du Caucase- qui traient des brebis, das chèvres et des juments ) .

au sud das boeufs

B.En Russie, on ne travaille pas avec des boeufs excepté .De là le petiL nombre d*agriculteurs qui savent mener

C. La a PROMIS r u s s e s ? lS T llu p u r t , , ! ■ oondulM■t fo p r i iU . l r e s e *',™ ° ° ,inui î 2 ! n ï 8 s I r r o d e s t e r r a s on R u ss ie , d es k o ,d t ies u g r io o le s . Duns f ï uut>r0B inMh in e s a g r i c o l e s , i l pour 1 ■ oonduibe clos . lo te n a n u i , e x c ep te dey v u i t tou jo u r s des i ' nt, la s r ' purer, o t o . Nousb r u v u i l l e r : .vao o ib .nuo n in e s , - _- ou ' i i so trouva un c e r t a in

s$ r .* 5 s« B ?r% t^ r ffA S W gs-M U 'ss sy sa K u a r-w a . «$» » ••

t a i r a s , i i» :,ri itlt-ive îé tu n t donné le aMnawo peu

“ •“ r S S S S ^ u S " Æ o m - ; 3 * u ? e n t done'Cidurer duns t o u t e s o e s 5 ' outép ories , sa lon ld l»oaoin •

" V.T.X. LOS r « » . e t jeunes filles

„; . H n V .y trou ve P u m i

f i l e s que U*ys peu du personnes suna iu - i in a .

Z , Des s jà o iu l is te * p s r t io u l le r s u r ,s ju sq u 'à p résent, , v n t donné * i * . re■ r d é t u i l .Ver w b ru i t £ u t U a - ^ u pas pu ^ V i t u b l l s s e f n t

Ï S S i ï ï i t i s dos ré fug iés en q u e s t io n

se ro n t in d iq u é e s .

TFJ/IO/IO .

Rr 409/100 /59 /5

Monsieur,

J ' ■ i l'honneu. do vous oouser réception de

votre l e t t r e du 11 o t ,

Co:vae s u ite aux in s tr u c t io n s que nous tarions

données à notre D iligu é poui l e s Pays B d t e s , 4. G l l i . t i ,

ce o^rriier nous oo.a u. iqué le 4 a v r i l q u ' i l av; i t

l:n:aédi-Copient l'a it des dé;:«ar-hes en votre f< veux* auprès

du M inistère le t to n des A ffa ire s Etrangères eu q u ' i l

nous en f e r a i t connaître l e r e s u l t t d ' s qu'une réponse

lu i parviendrait . N' yant p l s r ien entendu à ce s u je t ,

ja ponse que l e s a u to r ité s l e t t o e s compétentes n 'on t p s

encore p r is de d à ie ion . Je u rn sm ets , en tou t eus, l e s

in f or.-v t i ns complu enti i r e s que vous avez b ien voulu iæ

donner d ns votre d rn i re l e t t r e à M. G a lla t i en le

priant de fi ir e une seconde dam-nde au M inistère des

A ffa ire s Etrangères e t j 'e sp ère p uvoir b ie n tô t vous

tr; n s æ t tr e une réponse d é f in i t iv e »

V eu ille z agréer, Monsieur, l ' is su r a n c e de ma con

s id é r a t io n distinguée •

M o n s i e u r ^le^D^^Maôîs Chef du Service des R éfug iés .chez Michel r M*

^ .u s u n n e ____________________________

TFJ/IQ/IG •

Hr 109/L0°/57/l

Monsieur,

J'ai l'honneur de vous accuser réception de votre

lettre du 13 et. m'jnf ornent que lu. Légation du Gouverne-

- aient Fédéral à Madrid avait déjà été i-utorisée le 20

avril à viser 1 s passeports de M. et Mne. Conrad de

Iteyendorff, pour un séjour de trois inois en Suisse .

j e truns-iB ts , par ce «Bina c o u r r ie r , aux Intéressé

le ren se ig n e «Mit que vous avez b ie n vou lu iœ donner .

Veuillez agréer, Monsieur, t vec tous nas reirorcit

,cents pour la promptitude avec lanuelle vous m'avez

trai.smls cette Infor nation, l'expression de ma haute

considération .


Monsieur le Chef da l’Office Central de Police des Etrangers

du Départe uent Fédéral de Justice et de poli

B e r n e

'? 3 Mtvr"

TFJ/IO yiQ

H r 4 0 9 /1 0 0 /5 7 /1

M ons ie u r lo P ro fe s s e u r ,

Co;z<ns s u i te . n o t r e l e t t r e du 14 o t . ,

a i l ' honneur de vous i n f r .n e r que nous venons

de r e c e v o ir de l 'O f f i c e C e n tra l de P o lic e des E tra n g e rs ,

une i ' .;c*ise à lu demande que nous a v io n s f a i t e en fa v e u r

de M. e t de Mne. de '4 y o n d o r f f .

S .îlo n ceu te oo.-i u n ic a t io n , l a L é g a t io n du G ouver

ne J3n t F é d é ra l à M a d rid i-u r i . i t dé^à é té a u to r is é e , en

d a te du 20 a v r i l , à v is e r le s p a s s e p o rts Je vo s a .rds,

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de o o i r e que M. et, fine» de M e ye n d o rff s o n t , à l 'h e u r e

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Dear S o h lo s ln g a r ,

With referenoe to the contribution of 25 OOO

Goto nrk ihlch has bean .aado by the Gor.nun Goveranont

towards the Ruasian Refugee Budget, I should be axbra.-oly

obliged If you would take steps to ensure that the German

Govern .ant has been advised of its due receipt b’ the

Office .

Dr. Nansen eojrenu: loated his thanks for this con

tribution to the Ger.aan Foreign Offioe in the early days

of the year, but you .night perhaps seize the opportunity

of registering the gratitude of the Office for this generae

grant •

Yours s in c e r e ly

C i e f o f the Rofugeo S e r v ic e .

S u h lo s in g e r , Esq.

26 Koeriiggraetzerstri-sse 2 3 MAI 1325

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TFJ/IG .

Dear Childs,

Plaaso find herewith, for your information, speoi-

aier, visas authorised by the French "Sorvioe de la Main-

d'Oeuvre Agrioole" for the admission of Refugees to ample®

ment in Franoe .

Copies have been sent to the Athens, Constantinopi

cy Salonica Offices, and Ï enclose a specimen for your

correspondent in Bulgaria .

The French "Ofrice de la Mi.in d1 Oeuvre Etrangère"

h&é promised to send a specimen of their visas, copies

of which will be sent to you as soon as reoeitied.

Yours sincerely

Chief of the Refugee Service •

•L. Childs, Esq.Gundulioeva ul. 14 (30)

Belgrade

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Deer Madam,

Witû r e f e r e n c e to your a p p l i c a t i o n t o r

employment In the I n t e r o r . t i e n e l «.uour O f f io t I

r e g r e t to nave to inform you t n a t a l l tiw t e iporary

engagements f o r the e en t a r e a o e uave a l r e a d y oaen

made. There are no p ro s p e c t s c f a permanent post

Becoming vacant in th e near f u t u r e , and any th a t

may occur * i l l o« t i l l e d oy c c a p e t i t i v e exam inat ion ,

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Mademoiselle Jeanne fcbertm 'd t ,Case Poe t a le ,Pl . S t . F r a n ç o i s ,LAUSANNE.

Mr. Slonlm, of the Praf*P-Zengor committee. Informe

me that there le a shortage of lnduetrlel labour

In Belgium, especially In tho ralnee.

•'ouId you please look Into thle queetlon particu

larly *lth reference to any steps taken in this

connection oy iir. Variez and prepare, If necessary,

letters toôotteohalk, the correspondent of the Office

In Belgium, or the Russian correspondent In Brussels,

Jarowleff, asking them to report on the poes lbllltles

of Introducing Russian refugee labour Into Belgium.

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■ t t h e Repport t h i s morning to c o n t in u e th e D e le g a t io n

f o r A u e t r l a and Hungary u n d e r Mr. fieymond u n t i l th e

end o f Ju n e .

W i l l you , t h e r e f o r e , be so good ae t o g iv e th e

r.ecesE ery I n s t r u c t i o n s f o r t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i v e ex penses

f o r j u ' . e to be p lac ed a t Hr. Heyraond's d i s p o s a l ?

: 2 5 M A 11925

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Would it be possible to lot rao have, for guidance

during the renainder of the year, u statement showing tho

expenditure charged against the Refugee Budget for the first

four months of the yoar*

May ICth.FJnS.

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t h e r e f u g e e r o r k t o t h e f o r t h c o m i n g A sa em O ly .

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the r e p r e s e n t a t i v e of t h e Prairue-Zengor Committee, hod

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the Russ ia n r e f u s e e s I n Cr.echoslovakla co u ld be v e r y nueh

f a c i l i t a t e d by t h e a p po in tm en t o f a c o n s u l t a t i v e committee

r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f t h e most im p o r t a n t R uss ia n r e fu g e e

o r g a n i s a t i o n s working In t h a t c o u n t r y .

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e n q u i r e whe ther you would be eo good as t o a p p o i n t a committee

s i m i l a r to th o se f u n c t i o n i n g in o t h e r c o u n t r i e s r h e r e the

Russ ia n r e f u g e e problems a r e a c u t e . Such a committee could

oe convened oy you a s th e d e l e g a t e f o r r e f u g e e q u e s - io ns o f

th e I n t e r n a t i o n a l Labour O f f i c e , and co u ld be a t t a c n e d to

your D e le g a t io n f o r a d v i s o r y p u rp o se s . I t wou ld , o f c o u r s e ,

be f o r you to d e c i d e on th e c o n s t i t u t i o n of t h e commit tee, th e

fr e q u e n c y o f i t » m ee ti ngs and a s to the manner in which i t

could c o - o p e r a t e w i th you i n t h e work on b e h a l f o f th e

r e f u g e e s .

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a B U b - c o i n m l t t e e o f i t , to a c t as a t r i a g e commie el on f o r t h e

s e l e c t i o n of r e f u g e e s f o r whom employment uecomes a v a i l a b l e

In o t h e r c o u n t r i e s .

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t o h e l p I n u n i e - i . a t t e r . The : l r e c t o r I n f o r m e d h im t h a t ,

a l t h o u g h t h e Of f l o e had no t’u n d s f o r t h e ns y m e n t o f

t r a n s p o r t e x ( e n f l e s . I t »p s l r a p o s i t i o n t o reconuubi id D r .

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f o r t h e i r r e i m b u r s e m e n t by t h e r e f u g e e s f r o m t h e i r s u b s e

q u e n t wat»es.

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y o u r r c c o m m e n d a t i o n , t h e Of r i c e I s p r e p a r e d t o op en a c r e d i t

i n y o u r f a v o u r t o e n a o l e h u s s l a n r e f u g e e s In C z e c h o s l o v a k i a

t o be t r a n s f e r r e d ro o t h e r c o u n t r i e s t h e r e c o n t r a c t s h av e

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o p p o r t u n l t 1 u s i n t h i s c o n n e c t i o n r e c o u l d a r r a n g e , o n h e a r i n g

t h a t you h a v e a t y o u r d l a r o s e 1 c o n t r a c t s f r o m F r e n c h e m p l o y e r s ,

t o o r e n t h e r e q u i s i t e c r e f i t lr; j o u r f a v o u r * l t h t h e Banque

t u b e r s e c , •>, r u e ; c r i o e , P a r i s . i n a d v a n c i n g t h e t r a n s p o r t

e x p e n s e s to r e f u g e e s ari a u t h o r i t y s h o u l d oe o b t a i n e d f r o m

th e m t o t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e e m p l o y e r s t h e d e d u c t i o n

f ro m t h e r - e fu g e e a ' * a ; * s o f t h e amount s o a d v a n c e d . An

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a g r e e i n g t o make su c h d e d u c t i o n and t o pa y I t t o y o u r

c r e d i t > 1 t h t h e 8a noue L u o e r a a c . I n o r d e r t o p r o v i d e

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r e f u g e e s o r o t h e r * l e e , * a h a v e fo u nd I t n e o e e a e r y t o

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t h e a c t u a l t r a n s p o r t e x p e n s e s a d v a n c e d . Any s u r p l u s

r e s u l t i n g f r o m t h i s a d d i t i o n a l p e r c e n t a g e r e v e r t s t o t h e

c e n t r a l fu nd a nd oecon .ee a v a i l a b l e f o r t h e o e n e f I t o f th e

r e f u g e e s a s a w h o le .

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t h a t yo u f i n d i t p o s s i b l e t o a d o p t t h e f o r e o o i n g p r o p o s a l s

end s h a l l , o f c o u r s e , be o n l y t o o p l e a s e d t o a f f o r d yo u

a n y s u p p l e m e n t a r y I n f o r m a t i o n o f whi ch you may s t a n d I n

ï o u r s s i n c e r e l y .

C n l e f o f t h e R e f u g e e S e r v i c e .

Rr M 2/105/22/1

Monsieur,

Nos Délégués en Bulgarie, à Constantinople, en Orôoe

à Vienne et à Varsovie, noua ont fuit parvenir des listes

statistiques de Réfugiés Busses, agriculteurs de profession,

désireux de tro ver des emploie en Franoe .

Je ne per et» de vous trtno mettre ol-dessous un

tableau donnant le no-nbre de 00s rôvugléa dana lee divers paya

en queetlon t

BULGARIE200 agriculteurs

Bouviers, oharretiers, toute- *ine 80 XBergers, jardiniers ...............10 *Manoeuvres agricoles .... ..10 X

çp;>Sï XIWfLE300 agriculteurs

Bouviers.................. 30Charretiers ........ 30«Jardiniers ............................ 30Manoeuvras i-KTiooles ....... 30Saisonniers (be tturave s, foin, violas on J.. 30Si isenniers ( vendangea y ............ 10Bonnes de fer e ............. 15Bonnes ae fer:.ie saohant traire ........ 15Spéolallates ne rentrant dans aucune des catégories ol-dessua .............. 10Toute-ioalna.......... 100

GRECE10b agrioulteura

Chaire tiers ........... 55Bergers.................. 42Jardiniers ............................ 3Toute- ains ..... 8

AUTRICHS20 agriculteurs .

POLOGNE .550 agrioulteurs •

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En o u tre , le Ze gor de Prague nous f i . i t oonnt.$tre

q u ' i l y a a c tu e l le en t plus de 200 jg rio u l teu rs de diivpo-

n lb le s en Tohéooslov t.qule, dont nous vous oo a «niquerons

le s o ë tégorles dès q u 'e l l e s se ro n t portées à no tre connais

De p lus, no tre Délégui h. Sofia nous Informa que,

proohi-ine a n t, de 3000 à 4000 R 'V ugl's Russes, tous i.yimt

acquis de 1 'expérience dans lu ou ltu re de 1» be tte rav e e t

le t n .v a i l dans le s su c re r ie s , se ro n t sons emploie par

s u i te de la f e r a ttire de quelques u sin es en Bulgarie •

Je vous s e ra is t r è s reconnaissan t de b ien vou lo ir

æ f a i r e sav o ir s ' i l y a u ru l t , dans un aven ir prochain,

p o s s ib i l i t é de trouver des emp. o is pour tous ou pour una

p a r t ie do ces Réfugiés dans l 'i* g r io u ltu re frureje ise .

V euillez ag ré e r , Monsieur, avao ;æs re a e rc ie e n te

a n tic ip é s , l 'e x p re ss io n de m haute considéra tion .


Monslaur P a o n

Service -le la Main d 1 Oeuvre Agricole

M inistère de l 'A g ric u ltu re

> MA11825

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My d e a r C h i l d s ,

A si o v t t i m e a g o you w r o t e t o me w i t h r e f e r e n c e t o th e

d i s p u t e O' tw een t h e 1‘u r k i s h C us to m s A u t h o r i t i e s and t h e

B u l g a r i a n s t e a m s h i p Company o v e r t h e c o n s i g n m e n t o f f l o u r

d e s p n t o h e d t o o o r i s t a n t i n o p l e t o w a r d s t h e e n d o f 1SS22 f o r t h e

r e l i e f o f t h e A u la M in o r r e f u s e s .

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t h a t t h e d i s p u t e n s d oe en d e f i n i t e l y s e t t l e d t o t h e s a t i s

f a c t i o n o f a l l p a r t i e s c o n c e r n e d and t h a t , a s a r e s u l t of

t h e I n t e r v e n t i o n o f t h e t u r k l e h h ed C r e s c e n t , t h e B u l g a r i a n

S t e a m s h i p Company had r e c e i v e d c o m p l e t e d i s c h a r g e f r o m t h e

T u r k i s h C ust om s A u t h o r i t i e s .

Mr. i l k o f f , B u l g a r i a n ChnrgS d ' A f f a i r e s a t B e r n e ,

now t e l l s me t h a t h e h a s r e c e i v e d a f u r t h e r c o m m u n i c a t i o n

fro m h i e G ov e rn m en t t o t h e e f f e c t t h a t c l a i m s a r e / b e i n g

made on t h e B u l g a r i a n S t e a m s h i p Company b y t h e T u r k i s h

Cu sto ms A u t h o r i t i e s f o r t h e pa ym en t o f c e r t a i n c u s t o m s d u e s

on t h e f l o u r . Bnnoe r n e ij-. I h a v e a c q u a i n t e d Mr. u l k o f f

■ 1 t h t n e p u r p o r t o f y o u r l a s t l e t t e r on t h i s c u b j e c t , b u t

t h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n fr o m h i s g o v e r n m e n t a p p e a r s t o be o f a

l a t e r l a t e t h a n y o u r l e t t e r .

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e v e r y s a t i s f a c t i o n i n t h i s m a t t e r and s h o u l d t h e r e f o r e be v e

g r a t e f u l i f you would h a v e e n q u i r i e s made a t C o n s t a n t i n o p l e

w i t h a vi ew t o ^ c o n f i r m â t Io n o f yo u r l a s t r e p o r t .

Y o u r s s i n c e r e l y .

S. L. C h i l d s , E s q . G u n d u l l c e v a 14 ,Bfv LQRADE.

C h i e f o f t h e R e f u g e e S e r v i c e .

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ICA/IG .

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d e s l i s t e s a t ; L is t i '- u o s de R é fu g ié s Russ a s , ; g r i o u l t a u r s

de i ro fe s I o n , d é s i r e u x do t r o u v e r :10 s e m p lo is en F r noe

J a .a p erm ets do vous t r i n s s a t t r e c l - d e s s o u s

un t b le i-u donnant le notubre do ce s r é f u g i é s d i n s I s s

d i v e r s p*àV3 en q u e s t io n :

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d o n tB o u v ie rs , o h i o r a t i e r s , t o u t e - n t i n s . . . 60 % B e rg e rs , j r d i n j e r s ..................................... 10 %Mi yioauvres g r l o o l e s o t b i io h e ro n s . . . . 10 %

GRECE

300 i ^ r i c u lU e u r s

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108 a g r i c u l t e u r s

C h a r r e t i e r s .................................................. 55B e r g e r s .............................................. 42J j r d i n i o r s ................................................................. 3T o u t e - . a a i n s ......................... 6

20 a g r i c u l t e u r s .

POLOGNEj'j0 u g r iou lL eu t1!

r En o u tre , la Zemgor de Pn,gue nous f l t oomr l i r e

q u ' i l y i. r.oLuelle e n t p lu s de 200 u g r io u lteu rs do d isp o n ib le s

en Tahéooslov. ' .u ie , dont nous voua ooieim lquerons l e s c a té g o r ie s

d>s q u ' e l l e s seront p o rté es à. notre uonnULss; no» .

Ha p lu s , notre Délégué à S o f11» nous Informe que, prochai

ne o n t ide 3000 à 4000 R.jfugiéa R usses, toua tarant vequla de

l 'expér ience ûm a 1; oulUura <U l i . bdUteri ve e t la t r u v ; i l dans

l e s a u in e s ia s , seront s u is t r i v a i l par s u i t e ua la fermeture

de quelques u s in e s en Bu .garie .

Je vous s e r a i s t r è s recar.n.j-isaant, de b ien v o u lo i r me

f t ir e s t v o ir s ' i l y aurait,, dane un ';»renir pi-oohi-in, p o s s i b i l i t é

de trouver d es em plois pour tcuo ou peur une p a r t ie de o e s R éfugiés

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In a c i r o u l e r da te d ü ü rd Janua ry 1S25 you w i l l

r e c o l l o c t t h a t I asked you t o p re p a re t a b l e s month by

month showing th e movement and t r a n s f e r o f a l l r e f u g e e s

from y o u r a r e a .

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da te d 16 th F e brua ry 1925, I c a l l e d y o u r a t t e n t i o n t o the

manner i n w h ich t h e i n f o r m a t io n re q u e s t e d should be

a r r a n g e d . However, from s u b se q u e n t r e t u r n s 11. would

a p p e ar t h a t you have n o t y e t q u i t e u n d e r s to o d now t h e s e

o t a t i s t i o s should be p r e p a r e d . I am t h e r e f o r e sen d in g

you a f u r t h e r copy o f my c i r c u l a r l e t t e r d a te d 23rd

Ja n u a ry , iinu would re q u e s t y o u , i n t h e e v e n t o f y our

aajcin^ f u r t h e r r e t u r n s to t h i s O f f i c e , t o a d h e re s t r i c t l y

to th e h ea d in g s u n d e r which t h i s i n f o r m a t io n should be

c l a s s i f i e d .

Yours s i n c e r e l y .

C h ie f o f t h e Refugee S e r v i c e .

H. tieymond, E s q . ,Hoher Markt 6 ,VI-BLilJi I .

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Dour Monsieur Raymond,

In order to give effect to the Governing Body resolution

of October IOth, on the subject of refugees, it is neoessary for

us to prepare and submit to them an exact statement of the

movements of all refugees during the coning year,

I should, ther ;fore, be extrenoly obliged if you could

arrange to send ne tables on the 1st of each month showing the

movement and transfer of all refugees from your area during the

preceding -onth. The details should show:-

1 ) the number of refugees moved ;

2) the place from which they start ;

3) the country to which they have been transferred;

4) the category of the employment of the refugee;

5) nationality;

7) whether the employment was obtained through the ofiices of the delegate;

8) whether an advance for transport expenses was made through the agency of the Refugee Section of the

Yours sincerely,

(.signed) 2.F.Johnson.


2 6 MA'192?

•IrââOBAKUUM

on th e Ruaa la n end Arménien Refugee irobleme

$ 1.I n t r o d u c t i o n .

I n t b e p e s t , t h e r e f u g e e p r o b l e m s h a v e o ee n r e g a r d e d e a pOBseeslng on «L n o e t e n t i r e l y h u m a n i t a r i a n c h a r a c t e r . end t h e i r ec o n om ic end e o o l o 1 e a p e c t a h a r e p - r h e p s n o t r e c e i v e d t h e Attention t h e y l u o r l t e d .

I t c e n n o t oe I g n o r e d t b e t p r e o l e m e I n v o l v i n g t h e t e l f a r e o f no l e e s t h e n 1 1 / 8 m i l l i o n h u e e l e n r e f u g e e s and o v e r 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 A rm e n ia n r e f u g e e s I mp in ge on nu me ro us q u e s t i o n s o f an i n t e r n a t i o n a l c h a r a c t e r . I t « o u i : oe e n e x a g g e r a t i o n t o ee y t h a t t h e « h o l e o f t h e r e f u g e e s m e n t i o n e d a o w e s r * d e s t i t u t e o r u n e m p l o y e d , b u t I t *>ould oe a c c u r a t e t o a e y t b e t a e ' g t e a t e n l o a e 1 , end l e f t w U u o u t a n y k in d o f p r o t e c t i o n , t h e y r o u l d c o n a t l t u t e e n e le iO ' - . t o f d l e c o n t e n t l i k e l y t e r e a c t u n f a v o u r a o l y on I n t e r n a t i o n a l r e l a t i o n s .

I t l e n o t g e n e r a l l y r e c o g n i s e d t n a t t n e s c o ;» o f t h e r e f u s e p r o b l e m s r a n e e e o v e r p r a c t i c a l l y t h e » h e l e «w o r k e r s ' d l s a b l l l t l e s e n u m e r a t e d I n t h e p r e a m o l e t o t - e r t X I I I o f t n e T r e a t y o f V e r s a i l l e s . A l l c a t e g o r i e s o f a o r k e r s a r e c o v e r e d , f r om t h e m o r a l d e r e l i c t s and p e r m a n e n t I n v a l i d s t o t i e r h y s l o a l l y f i t , t o t o e e l d e r l y r e f u g e e s an d w a r c r i p p l e s . I n s n o r t , t h e r e f u g e e p r o o l e m r e p r e s e n t s t b e w o r k e r s p r o o le m In 1 1 e >o r a t ' o r * and f o r t i ; * t r e a e o n h a s a p r i o r c l a i m on t h e l r s t a t t e n t i o n o f a n I n t e r n a t i o n a I o r g a n i s a t i o n l n s t l - t u t e d f o r I m p r o v i n g w o r k e r s ' c o n d i t i o n s .

§ II.

The t a e k o f t h e o f f i c e U t o Im p ro v e t u e c o n d i t i o n s o f t h e r e f u g e e s I n t u c u a » a y a s t o t r a fo r m them f r om a n e g a t i v e , I f n o t e d e s t r u c t i v e e l e . e n t I n t o e c o n s t r u c t i v e . ■ l e m e - t o f a o a l e t y . f b l s o o j e c t 1# c a p s u l e o f a c h i e v e : . » - t i n s e v e r a l - a y s . a u t p r i n c i p a l l y oy e n d e a v o u r i n g t o s e c u r e t h e n a n e f e r o f r e f u g e e s f o e c o u n t r i e s o v o r o u r d e n e d 1 th t.ieir. t o s u c h c o u n t r i e s a s a r e lr, ne e d o f m a n u a l l e o o u r , end I n c o o p e r a t i n g » l t h I m m i g r a t i o n u o u n t r l o s l r , t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f • e t t l e m o ' i t s c n e o e e c a p a b l e o f r e n d e r i n g p o s a i l e t h e K c c e p t s 1 c e o f f u r t h e r r e f u g e e s .

tty t o d o i n g , i t c a n r o move c s u s e s o f s o c i a l d i s c o n t e n t a i tf u r l r g r t l l e f t o a o v e r n m e n t a o v e r b u r d e n e d a l t h r e f u g e e s , e f o rd a s s i s t a n c e t o j o v e r n m o n t s r e q u i r i n g I m m i g r a n t e , a s s i s t e .n r l o y e r a l r: o b t a i n i n g t b e t o r k e r s t n e y r e q u i r e a - i d , l a a t b u t n o t l c a a t , t r a n s f o r m t h e r e f u g e e e f r e e d e s t i t u t i o n

111.Negotiations have been opened up with tbe countries

overburdened with refugees end » Ith countrlee capable of sbsorblng forelnn labour with • vie» to assessing their respective needs. *hen those negotletlone materialise, steps are tsken to ensure the Issue of ecceptable passports to the refusées. Arrangements ere tner. made for favouraole transport terms, trsnslt end visa facilities and ,In addition, advances ere nrraneed for the transport of the refugee convoys aaninst repayment from their auosequent vases. Triage commissions are appointed In various countrlee to ensure that the reoulrcmente of employers are respected. These are tbe principal considerations governing the work of the Refugee Service. But there are obviously a multiplicity of smaller emigration details to be woiked out automatically in the course of the various evacuations.

B r lo f Tarvoy 01 ■ 1 ■ o work i.ocoM)»i-l Wmd aui-Lug th e f l r a t t h r e e

monthn o f 1 9£5 by tho 3efugoo S a rv lo o o f t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l

l a b o u r u f f l a e .

At nmy p e rh u p e be u s f u l to g iv e u few d é t a i l s o f th e nuumor lu whloh th e ü f f l o e In h a n d l in g th e lu s a la u and Armenian Sofugeo p ro b ln n a , and o f th e suooeaa vdi.oh h aa a t t e n d e d thoae e f f o r t a d u r in g th e f i r s t th rn o m onths o f l92f».

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l a t h e f i r s t p l u o o . I t w a s a a o o n R t r y to T o r n u n i d e a o f t h e - lum bers a n d o o o u . j Loas o f t h o r o f u g o ^ a w i t h whom t h o o f f l o a htvd to d e a l . ï o t h i n s n d t h e d e l e g a t e s o f t h e u f f l o e l u t h o v a r i o u s c o u n t r i e s w e r e l u a t r u o t o d to I n s t i t u t e a o o m p r f ih e n n lv e C j u h u s o f t h o r e f u g e e s i .o a rd ln g t o v h e l r o o c u p a t l o n a » t i l l s la nuoh w i o x t o u n l v o p l o o o o f w ork , w h loh m o at o f t h e I n d i v i d u a l G overnm ents had b e a n u n a b l e t o u o h l e v e , t h a t I t w o u ld bo p r e m ature a t auoh t-n s u r l y J u t e t o o x p o o t u a y t h i n g l i k e , d e t a i l e d and u o o u r a t e f i g u r e s . H o v a r t h e l a s a , p r e l l I n u r y r e p o r t a lu-ve f u r n l n h o i l v a l u a b l e t u f o r n u v l o n i n d i c a t i n g t h o f o l l o w i n g n u m b e r s o f r e f u g e e s u n o m p lo y o d o r I n o n a u a l o m p l o y n s n t .

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Armenian l iefugeos in a precarious situation in S y r i a , the m a jo r i ty o f whom would nooep t t r a n s f o r to S o v ie t Armenia.

b) A sm all M lse lon headed by C o lonel P r o c t e r , tha i)oputy, a n l n t a n t High Oommianloner f o r Hofngeoa in-dar J r . Nanson, in a* p ronnn t i n S outh Am erica, n e g o t i a t i n g w i th tho Govnrnm.inta o f th e A r g e n t in e , B r a a i l , P araguay and Uruguay f o r th e s e t t l e m e n t o f re fu g e in in S outh / .n o r io a .

c) S r . I.anson l a p ro c ee d in g to S o v ie t Armenia, w ith a sm all M is s io n a) n s i s t i n g o f B r i t l a h , Preuoh and I t a l i a n r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s f o r Che purpose o f n e g o t i a t i n g the e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f Armenian Hefug oe i n t h a t c o u n t r y . f l i i s « l e s i o n h aa bean a p p o in ted a t the r e . iu o s t o f r o ( r e s e n t u t lv e a o f Armenian o r g a n i s a t io n s ;J»d th e lm portiJioo o f i t s negotiations o annot bo o v e r e s t im a te d .

d) B lanks to t h a benovo lon t a t t i t u d e o f t h e Jfranch Government arrangements have been made f o r tho transfer o f r e fu g e e s to employm ent i n P ra n c e . IhlB haa a l r e a d y r e s u l t e d In the i n t r o d u c t io n o f l a r ^ e numbers o f i iofugeas from E a s te rn u rope to employment i n « ra n c e . r h l s s a t i s f a c t o r y r e s u l t cou ld n o t have been obtained , had i t n o t been f o r the ganorous co -oêra td an i n transport and t r a n s i t f a c i l i t i e s afforded by tho Yougoslav, Austrian, I t a l i a n and Swiss Governments.

a) Comple te e v a c u a t io n f i g u r e s have n o t y e t been roc .i lved bu t p re l im in a r y r e p o r t s sho'- t h a t r e fu g e e s have be .in t r a n s f e r r e d from the fo l lo w in g c j u n t r l e s : -

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to L a i v t ,1 3 .

i’he d e l e g a t e i n Germany esti-u - tiv - t h a t no fewor th an 3,uuu i<us l a n ae fu g e e a In Cer-umy havo beau t r a n s f e r r e d to employment l a t h e r c o u n t r i e s a s a r e s u l t , d i r -o t ly o r I n d i r JC t iy , of the

950

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A steady stream of ionunds i'or refugee labour oontlnueq to reach the office, which affords the hope that the above rote of evacuations by snail convoys alone will at least be maintained*

f) Passports.

The question of paaaporta for refugi ee In intimately bound np with the employment problem. The Offloe, hua.ths ofor*, exerted ovary possible effort to extend the scope of the Identity Certificate System, whloh has now been adopted or recognised, In principle, by 39 Governments for the Russian uofuge »a Including those of Germany, 'exloo, Tarkey and the United states, and every Government interested directly in the Rusnlan Refuge> problem, and by 26 Governments Interested In the Armenian Refugee problem.

It cannot bo too strongly onphaslaed that, although the Identity Certifiante System has been of Inestimable benefit to the refugees as a whole, enabling thorn, as It does, to travel freely Ln search of employment. It possesses one serious handicap. The Identity Certificate urrvOigenent ai utulns a clause stipulating that a refup* e ’my not return to th ■ country issuing the OertlfloÉB in tho obae.,oe of a special endorsement to thut effect. That endorsement is, under existing ar angemonts, very difficult to obtain, and operates very hardly, not only in the oase of refugees who nay be established in business in tho country, and who desire to travel to other countries in the normal pursuit of their occupations, but acts as a very strong deterrent to tho reception of refuge ee by 1 migrant oountrlea. formally, Immigrant cou atrial are uble to repatriate undesirable lmigrants, but tho Identity Certificate arrangement robs them of this remedy in the oase of undesirable refuge a, with the reault that there la a general aversion to the reception of refugee immigrants. The Greek Government has recognised this dimbllity, and, in tho interest of aoouring the evacuation of tho greatest possible numbor of Armenian refugees from Groeoe, agrees to oo .ivo baok such of the refugees as prove to bo undesirable. it is estimated that only a very small eroentago, at tho maximum not more than 3$, of refugees are found to be undesirable, so thut tho risk of adopting this modification would be very snail. In any case, it is obviously to tho advantage of a country overburdened with refugees to contemplate the ultimate possibility of reo -ivtng back 2 or a van 3;i of their refugees, than of maintaining lndiflnlte responsibility for 100,”.

? » MM 1925

In cose of need, the org a n isa t io n end .itachlnofj set up by the - f t’ie e for d e a l in g e i n . toe re fu gee prooleme could r e a d i ly »» -«« ’ »v*l laOle for tue s o l u t io n o f the la rge r enl, ra t io n and iasalcration p r e b l e w o f In d iv idu a l jovernreente.

. houlr? , t h e r e f o r e , t t . rou , t- economic o r o t h e r j r e e e u r e . I n d i v i d u a l .ovorr.rfente f i n d I t noee ae ary t o ae eu re th e ' e r r r t u r e to o t h e r c o u n t r i e s of t h e i r s u r p l u s p o p u l a t i o n s , or a orenounced need a r i s e f o r t t.e I n t r o d u c t io n o f l a b o u r In t o sny c o u n t r y , t h e e x i a t l n g re fu g e e Machinery of the u f f l e e could oe r e a d i l y ada p ted f o r the p u rp o se .

• IV.

turn Im p o r tenee o f t h e r e l a t i o n s e e t e O i l sued oy th e h e r u . e e e r v l e e 1th th e s o v i e t government ea r h a r d l y oe

snored u n der e x i s t i n g c o n d i t i o n s . i iu sela slfch i t s «mcr.»ou6 t e r r i t o r i e s and teeming m i l l Iona c o n s t i t u t e s each on im p o r ten t p i e c e o f th e economic îac ti lnery o f t t . e *or Id t h a t s o o -n r or l a t e r o t h e r n a t i o n s , e s p e c i a l l y t h e s e in

u ro p e , 111 oe fo r c e d t o e n t e r i n t o economic r e l a t i o n s - l t h i t . Up to noa, tn e d i f f e r e n c e Je t* e e n t h e p r i n c i p l e a e n u n c ia t e d oy . tu s s le and o t h e r net lo n e une proved an l r . a u fa r a o l e B a r r i e r t o such c o o p e r a t i o n , bu t I f th e O f f i c e ean dev ic e * means o f removing t u a t B a r r i e r , I t *111 have co n f e r r e d er, l o e e t l m a o l e o e n e f l t of * o r M - * ld e im port anc e .

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o f the abeelnto re e u t e obtalaad by the ofriee.ne minKoea onoa oettlod i aivloynent ».lrx>pt invariably, a.oaer or ]u tor, effect ths Introduction or tholr relation» or

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t c j /m o .

My dear Scherbatskoy,

We undera and from a representative of tbe Office, who

recently had n conversation with the Canadian Immigration

authorities et Ottawa, that there le a poasxoillty of placing

aome 3,60c Kueslan refugee pgriculturlsts In Germany, Including

the Volga colonlste, In employment In Canada, but that the

Canadian Government makes as an indispensable condition a pro

vision for the return of such of the refugees as prove to be

undesirable#

Would you, therefore, be i>o good a a to approach the

appropriate Qerman authorities at the earlleet possible moment

and ascertain whether. In the event of arrangements oelng

made for the transfer of the refugees In qubatlon to Canada,

they eould be prepared to lg£ue a return visa to such of them

86 might prove to oo undeulrwole-

ïou might point out t!.at, If the refugees are properly

eelecied, there would oe a very small element of risk In such

an arrangement which at t tie mo et oucht not to amount to more

than a nominal percentage. The advantages to the German

Government of such an arrangement are, I think, coo oovlous

to need emphasis as It would oe oetter for them In any case

to secure the departure of 3,600 refugees, with the somewhat

remote oollgatlon to receive oack a small percentage In the

future, than to be oollged to retain the whole nuraoer on their

territory Indefinitely.

Monsieur Fcherbatskoy,Konlgffratrerstr. 28,

91-R LIN.

56MAIW5

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r :/ nI t m ig ht po rh sp s be u s e f u l ("or you t o in fo r m th e

German Government t h a t t h e Greek Ciovernment hae r e c e n t l y

dec Id et’, t o i s s u e su ch p r o v i s i o n a l r e t u r n v i t a e t o Zrmtn Ian

r e f u g e e s f o r whom we o b t a i n employment In i r a n c c ar.d o t h e r

c o u n t r i e s « s *e ha v e been a b l e t o c o n v i n c e t h e Orcyk

Government o f t h e a b s o l u t e v a l u e o f s u c h a n a r rangement t .

T h is p r o p o s a l h o l d s o u t euch v e r y I m po rta nt p r o s p e c t s

t h a t I r.n s u r e you * 1 1 1 n o t f a l l t o j i v e i t y>'ur Lamed le t e

a t t e n t i o n .

l o u r s s i n c e r e l y ,

C h i e f o f the R e fu g e e S e r v i c e .

p . S . I h a v e d i s c u s s e d t h i s q u e s t i o n . 1 t h D r . P e l ? , t h e

Oermsn o o v e r n m m t D e l e e a t e on t h e o o v e r n l n g bo ds , . h o h « .

prom ise d t o . r i t e t o t h e F o r e i g n O f f i c e In s u p p o r t o f th e

p r o p o s a l .

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Rr 409/10/3

jo tha fllreotor.

Pleano aoe the attached letter from tfriok with

enolosuro from Mias Haggles, regarding the Russian Refugees

stranded at Constantinople.

Miss Ruggles is a voluntary worker who oo-operatos

with our Constantinople Office, und was, I understand

referred to prlok by Childs.

I have since seon Miss Ruggles, who was wrongly

under the Impression that nothing had been done by Geneva !

Such duplication of efforts is undesirable and par

ticularly unfortunate in a delicate natter of this kind.

I do not altogether agroo with Frick that the High

Commission has a responsibility in this natter. The refugee

were stranded at Varna booausa the Bulgarian Government

expelled the Soviet Repatriation Mission.

If we adopt Prick's suggestion and contribute £100

for the feeding of these refugees, it will be illogical

for rs to refuse money in oases of distress in other

countries.

On the other hand, Miss Ruggles and her American

friends have 1 0 , 0 0 0 dollars which they are using for the

transport expenses of refugees from Constantinople . I

suggest that wo release this sum by advancing the transport

expenses so that It may bo usjd for feeding vnd clothing

for"Ikayeff" refugees.

May 2ûth.I925.

rT f J / M O .

MK. PHELAB

You will remember that the Director suggested that

•e should discuss with Mr. D1 Palme the proposals contained

In the attached memorandum from Profeaaor Zagorsky.

perhape an appointment could be arranged with Mr.

dl Palme one morning during the conference.

I should , however, like to make the following

observations on the various proposals made by Dr.

Zagorsky :

(1) The High Commission has on more than one

occasion eeteoil shed the approximate number of the Russian

refugees In various countries but these numbers of course

vary not only from month to month but almost from day to

day. Our delegates are now engaged In taking a census of

the unemployed refugees who are capable or work. You will

remember that the Qovernlng Body's mandate confines our

attention to this category of refugee.

(2) and (8) It would, I fear, oe an almost impossible

task to establish e census of the refugees according to

their social situation before the emigration. In any case,

the work which such a task would Involve would, to ray

mind, oe out of all proportion to Its practical value.

(4) The census we are now taking will afford substan

tially the Information required under this heading.

(6) 1 am not at all sure what this meana, but It

doea not seem to oe In any way covered by the Governing

Body1 a mandate.

(6) We have fairly accurate information reaardlng

assistance afforded to refugeea by verloua Governments

and propose to oase our suggeatlona for the creation of

a revolving fund on the Information supplied by the

Oovcrnments from time to time In this connection.

(7) *e know only too well the r8le played by the

r - if cu a a l A R r e f u ç e e e In t h e e c c l a l l i f e o f th e c o u n t r l e e

l a which th ey a r e e l t u e t e d , out I <2 eaibt whe ther

I t would be In th e I n t e r e s t s of the r e f u « e e e

f o r us t o empheelee or p u b l l a u t h e f a c t a .

r THE LIR&CTOR

In reply to your memorandum of the 26th Instant,

I understand that Dr. Prlea le no* In Geneva, and I

am arranging to see him during the course of the next

I aha 11 take the opportunity of communlcatlng to

him your desire to express appreciation of his assis

tance In South America end shall arrange for him to

call on you.

Mr. GALLOIS

The Refugee Service has always refrained from

dealing with Russians lnalde Ruaela aa lte mandate

Is strictly confined to Rub elan refugees.

We hove, however, received In the past many

communications aim!1er to that of Mr. Iaenberg and

nave, aa a rule, been able to give satisfaction by

referring them to the International Red Cross Committee

whose delegate In Moscow Is In a poaltlon to aeeure

the departure of Russians not directly Implicated In

political affairs. The International Red Cross

Committee, however, requires applicants to deposit a

sufficient sum to provide for the travelling expenses

of the persons In «horn they are Interested.

You may perhaps like to prepare a reply for the

Director's signature in this sense.

/ I U W 7r “ “ ™i

> r ' ft You will remember that the Director suggested that

we should discuss with Mr. D1 Palma the proposals contained

In the attached memorandum from Professor Zagorsky.

Perhaps an appointment could be arranged with Mr.

dl Palma one morning during the Conference.

I should , however, like to make the following

observations on the various proposals made by Dr.

Zagorsky :

(1) The High Commission has on more than one

occasion establlshed the approximate number of the Russian

refugees In various countries but these numbers of course

vary not only from month to month but almost from day to

day. Our delegates are no* engaged In taking a census of

the unemployed refugees who are capable of work. You will

remember that the Governing Body's mandate confines our

attention to this category of refugee.

(2) and (S) It would, I fear, oe an almost Impossible

task to establish a census of the refugees according to

their social situation before the emigration. In any caae,

the *ork which such a task would Involve would, to my

mindi oe out of all proportion to Its practical value.

(4) The census t-e are no» taking will afford substan

tially the information required under this needing.

(6) I am not at all sure what this mea ne, but It

does not seem to oe in any way covered by the Governing

Body's mandate.

(6) We have fairly accurate Information regarding

assistance afforded to refugees by various Oovernmente

and propose to oase our suggestions for the creation of

a revolving fund on the information supplied by the

O o v e r n m e n t e from time to time I n this connection.

(7) f e know only too well the rôle played oy the

A / Russian refuçeea In the b o d e l life of the countries

In which they ere situated, but I doubt whether

It would be In the Interests of the refugees

for us to emphasise or publish the facte.

R 4 0 2 /1 /5 /1

TCJ/MO.

CONFIDENTIAL

1Dear Mr. Raymond,

XxS11”1’* * ' * c o n n =r t h , t . l . g r a m I „ n t

you r e q u s e t l n g you t . c o n t i n u . your D e le g a t io n u n t U

th e end o f June z

^ kdi»’oPL“ oût» Î Î o” “ E d^ ; ; ^ : . o n i i l Ero

The A d n l n l . t r . f e l r . s e c t i o n h a . b e .n r . , „ . . t e d t 0 p l „ .

t h . n e c e s sa r y fu n d , a t your d l . p o . a l f o r t h l . p u r p o .e .

As yon I n d i c t . In your l . t t . r No. 10866 or t h . l a t h

I n s t a n t t h a t t h e Hungari an Government I s most an x io u s f o r your

D e le g a t io n to be c o n t in u e d . I v e n tu r e to s u g g e s t t h a t I t might

be p o s s i b l e f o r you to I n v i t e t h e Hungari an Government to

« k . a v . l l . b l . , f o r t h w i t h , t h . p r o p o r t i o n o f t h e c o s t o f the

D é lé g a t io n . h l c h I t h,.a ag reed to p a y ,

t h . payment o f a c o n t r i b u t i o n by t h . A u s t r i a n Government.

For your c o n f i d e n t i a l I n f o r » , Io n , j , aa t h a t th>

D i r e c t o r P ro p o ae , to take a dva n tage o f th e p r , a . „ . . ln d u r in g th e e a r l y d „ . o f J u n . of t h , A u s t r i a n D e le g a t io n to

th e league K n . n o , Committee f o r t h . purpoee o f a s c e r t a i n i n g

■ h e t h . r I t .111 be p o s s i b l e to g e t t h . A u s t r i a n Government to

r e - c o n a l d e r l t a d e c i s i o n .

I f t h e r e a r e any s p e c i a l p o i n t e ln t h l . co n n e c t io n to

• h l c h th e D i r e c t o r can u s e f u l l y d r . , t h e a t t e n t i o n o f th e

A u s t r i a n D e l . g a t l . n , I h o p . you .111 n o t f a l l t o n t m.

" 1 th them by r e t u r n o f p o s t .

Yours s i n c e r e l y ,

Lr

C h ie f of t h e he fugee S e r v i c e .Monsieur H. heymond,Hoher Markt 5,

' ■ • 1925

TFJ/BMK.

Dear Monsieur Oullatl,

Vory many than*. for your l.ttor of th. Bth lastont, In

whl.h you Inform u. that you he», been .bio to obtain a quotation

of 230 *renoh francs per h.ud for the transport of conveys of

not loss than fifty refugi es from Blgo to Havre.

„ have not failed to communicate this Information to the

interested ïrenoh Department, and »e h.pe that they «111 no. find

1, possible to arrange for at least an experimental convoy fro,

your territories.

»lth reference to th, constitution of your (Triage oommisslon

yen rill have sen from a copy of the Minute, of th. o.ttng held

covor, that th. Trench authorities de.lr. that the Triage Com

mission should oontaln. lu addition to Russian Refuge, organi

sation repreontutlvos. a ,on-3u.,lnn »otor and a non-Busslan

ag-’loultnral «port. I do not anticipate that you ,111 exporl.n,

particular difficult, In complying with these r.virement..

,1th reference to the costs of transport. »:e shall find no

difficulty in arranging for th. necessary udvnnoe In the evont

of thlB not being mude by the employer.

AS regards th, organisation of !ri«. Oo-lssions In

Ssthonlu and Llthuanl., 1 -cade, .h.th.r perhaps It would not be

possible ter yon to arr-nge «Is.In the first place, b, corres

pondence. so that It ®uia only be necessary to travel to those

territories tor th, purpose =f supervising the final S . 1 - U »

of th, refuge, convoys. In that .vont I thin* might arrang.

to pay you, travelling expenses from onr general travelling

budget. Youra sincerely,

2 7 M A i 192dMonsieur Gallat1, *3t stel Boulevard II, v*u.7,

ItlCA. Chief of the Refugee Servloe.

IA / H O .

fi 4 0 2 /4 /6 6 /1

Deer Childs,

Many thsnke for your letter of IB Hey for.r-rding

the nonthl, report for April of the Constontlnople

Sub-Deleaatlon. Nominal rolls „re not required oy

thla Office.

Yours aincurely,

Chief of the Refugee Section.

S» L. Chi ids , . ,Oundullceva 1 4 , BELGRADE.

9 7 MA 11925

TFJ/IO/IQ.

Rr 412/155/22/1

Le Directeur du Burei u In te rn a t!o n 1 du T rav 11, Genève, à Monsieur le D irecteur du Bureau de P a r is .

Monsieur Childs nous lnfor.no que 200 Réfugiés Russes, a g r ic u lte u rs de p ro fess io n , se sont f i . l t In sc r ire en Bulgarie a f in d 'o b te n ir du t r a v a i l en France . I l s 'a g i r a i t des catégor i e s su ivan tes :

Bouviers, c h a r r e t ie r s , to u te - .u a in s ................ 80 %Bergers, j a rd in ie r s ........................................... 10 iManoeuvre ag rico le s e t bûcherons ........... 10 X

plus 30 sa iso n n iers .

Environ 60 de ces Réfugiés ser l e n t en mesure de payerle u r s f r a i s de t ra n s p o r t , e t 11 e s t f o r t probable que tous le sa u tre s pourra ien t couvrir 20 X du montant nécessa ire .

Les f r a i s your le t r a n s fe r t de ces ouvrie rs de Sofia à Toul, par Loin, Vienne e t Bux, s e ra ie n t d 'env iron francs f ran ç a is 336 ( t r o i s cent t re n te s ix j par t ê te .

Je vous s e ra i s t rb s o b ligé de b ien voulo ir oom itmiquer c es renseigne.nents à \!M. Lebollo e t Paon, e t , s i vous le jtwez u t i l e , à M. Duha..el .

M. Phelan me f i- l t savoir cue M. Paon éprouve quelque d i f f i c u l t é ù o b ten ir des d iv ers employeurs f ra n ç a is de inaln- d 'oouvre g r ic o le , le v .rs e u n t d 'une av noe destinée à couvrir le s f r a i s de t ra n sp o r t dos Réfugiés . Je vous p r ie r a is , par conséquent, d e j j i e n v o u lo ir informer M. paon de oe rue la Bureau se r i t p rê t à e ffe c tu e r l e s avmoes n écessa ires centre 1 g a ra n tie que ces so.anes s e ra ie n t u l té r ie u re :ent déduites des gages a t s: li 1res des Réfugiés e t re.dboursées par le s employeurs .

Les avances déb itées sar. l e n t remboursées, selon le sarr.ngem ents passés veo le s pa trons , par verse .tinta hebdomadaires ou mensuels . / .

Le 15 Mal 1925

H 402/3/86/1.

Dear Childs,

I bag to acknowledge the receipt of your letter

No. BI2/IX/97 of the 16th May, in which you enclosed

a -copy of the Minutes of the 8th meeting of the

Constantinople advisory Committee which I have read

with great interest.

Yours sinoeyly


?7 MM 7925

3.L. Childs Esq,Grunduliceva 14,

B '.2JjGIuil>3 •

MBMORAHBPM.

Hr. Burge tells me that he has baon Informed by Mr,

Bannatyne of the British delegation to the 0 >nferenoo that the

British Government would be delighted If the Offioe oould

anoure the transfer of a certain number of unemployed Russian

Refugees from Croat Britain.

It Is considered that such an effort would meet with the

approval of the British Government as many of theao rofugeoa are

a charge on public funds or alternatively ara engaged In employ

ment which oould very well bo performed by unemployed British

workers.

Mr. Brugo also promised to dlacusa this question on his

return to London with the appropriate authorities and to com

municate with vs later giving more details.

I have also asked Mr. Burge to got into touch with the

Buaaian Refugoe organisations in Great Britain with a view to

obtaining information regarding tho numbers and occupations of

the Russian Rofugeoa in Great Britain.

R 403/3/1

Diplomatie Division

Please see Major Johnson's note of 12 Kay. As

far as I can see from this file letters have not

gone to the Australn and Hungarian governments. I

should be extremely obliged If the necessary letters

could be prepared.

PHOGTEfi MAGIU [AH BUEIIOS-AIH88

DIKiXJTOE A K Ï .IV 3 3 RIO ./AMSEB> MIÜBL3 JULY s t o p PL3L.Î3;;

YOUR PROPOS BD ro V '7 l ' . i i i’3

JOHIJuÜh 744

T-L'JGIL;PH

2Ü.V.25

COMTE LUDERS WBIMANN

MBELKERBASTEI ZEHN

VIENNE

VOTRE DEPECHE PRESIDENT SENES 21 CT BUREAU PROLONGE

DELEGATION VIENNE JUSQUfi FIN JUIN ATTENDANT RESULTAT

NEGOCIATIONS CONTINUATION JUSQUA FIN 1925

ALBERT THOMAS 743

ICA/IG .

MAJOR JQHfiSON

I have no explanation to offer . It would appear that I havd received this file between the 14th. of April and the 20th. of May . It would appear th;.t we have dealt with all letters whbh directly concerned our section • I do not know, whether the "Safet- First " Posters mentioned in Mr. Burge's letter of April the 2nd, have anything to do with this service at all . It would, in fact, appear that the Registry were wroig in putting t on our file .

May 28th. 1^25 .

r iM. Lortloax.

w h a te v er t o PoS' r ™ i t t " o e 1l a l ^ e ° L d a et o 6Kh 1 aeS ™ ° bJ « = t lo n«over t h e I n s t a l l a t i o n o f h l ^ Æ p l i s a ï v i o s SS°r ?f 1? 00 “ rlc8 t0 th e i a o t t h a t ho o f f e r s to n f m a t h . , ! a l ï Î ' « s p e c i a l l y in v ie » o f o f 50 marks from h i s a l l o m m e e s d u n ™ t ï âOf SO » r i s from

May 2 9 t h . 1925.

fOV/SMX,

r ; iK 408/t/5/l.

Dear Monalour Royraond,

Immediately oa reoelpt of your letter Ho.10721 of the I8th

April, regarding Baron de Rl;llng-31beregg I ouuaod enquiries to

bo mado for hie dossier at the Leaguo Beglatry. I an now informel

the It not poaslble to traoe any reoorda roguralng lila aervloe

under the High Coraalaalon for Bofugeea.

In theao olrou-iataaoea. It la rafihor difficult to furalsl*

Baron do Rldlng-Blberogg with the oortlflcuto ho requires but

1 feal but o that at tho time ho ternlnutod hla servleo with the

High Commission aoroo seme- .'.oournont vu.a glvon to him to that

I do not think, thonfore, that wo oun do anything further

In the natter now.

YOura alnoer.ily.

Chief of tho Hofngee Sorvloe.

29 M A11925 :

Monsieur Heymond,Hohor *^rkt B,

I beg to remind you that you hove kindly agreed to

apeak to Mr. zlmmerraann and the Austrian Minister of Finance,

who ore to attend a meeting of tho league Finance Committee

In the beginning of June, with reference to a oontrlbutlop

being mode by the Austrian Government towards tho expenses of

our delegate for Austria and Hungary.

You will romember thot tho oost of these dolegotl ons

for the year I9ii5 amounted to 18,000 Swiss fanes of which

the Office provided one third. Wo were unablo to assume a

larger part of the responsibility for these delegations In

view of the comparatively small number of Russian Refugees

In Austria and Hungary compared with any other territory.

Moreover, it was o nsldered that M. Raymond wi.s dealing

largely In Austria and Hungary with matters whloh are nor

mally tho concern of tho Interested Governments For these

reasons It was consldnred appropriate to request the Austrian

and Hungarian Governments to supply two thirds of tho oos^

of tho delegation.

Tho Hungarian Government has offured to defray one

third of the balance, that Is to say 4,000 Swiss francs,and

the Austrian Government has already contributed 1,500 Swiss

francs for tho month of May. It Is only thereforo neoessury

to provide a further 6,500 to lnsura tho continuation of the

delegation until the end of the year.

It Is almost certain that If our delegation Is dls-

to take over oortaln work In connection with tho Russian

Refugees in Austria Involving considerably heavier expen

diture than 6,500 Swiss francs. That work will almost

oortalnly Involve tho Austrian Government In friction with

tho Soviet Legation in Vienna which It la most anxious to

continued the Austrian Government Itself obliged

Count Luders* telogram to If. Banes of the 21st Instant,

lndloutes the anxiety of the Russian organisations at the

prospect of the termination of our delegation.

In thosn olroi:mstanoeB, It would appear to be to the

Interest of all parties concerned for the delegation to be

oontlnued to the end of the year i.nd I am convinced that a

short conversation with Mr. zlmsiermann and the Austrian

Minister of Finance would be productive of favourable

results.

May 29th.1925.

m

rRr 406/2/88/1

Dear Sir,

In reply to your letter of 18 May on the

subject of your possible transfer to employment In

Latin Amurlca, I have the honour to inform you

that the International Labour Office has recently

sent a mission to this part of the world to study

the question of the possibility of settling

refugees. The return of the mission is expected

some time during the month of July. Should the

mission report favourably on the possibility of the

settlement of refugees, I shall not fall to acquaint

you with all the necessary information. In the

meantime 1 should be extremely obliged if you would

forward me full particulars as to yourself and those

of your compatriots who desire to emigrate, particularly

as to your qualifications and the kind of work which

you are hoping to find in Latin America.

Yours faithfully,


Monsieur MerJanoff, Usines Paul Olrod, Usine (Savoie). 29 M A 11926

2 9 M A ! 1925

TPJ/MO.

Deer Marieasolselle Masaryk,

During a recent conversation which Monsieur Slonlra,

the representatlvo of the Prague-Zengor Committee, had

with the Director he pointed out that the work on behalf of

the Russian refugees In Czechoslovakia could be very much

facilitated oy the appointment of a consultative committee

^ representative of the moat Important Russian refugee

organisations -forking In that country.

The Director has, therefore, requested me to write end

enquire wheti.er you would be so good as to aprolnt a committee

similar to those functioning In other countries where the

Russian refugeo problems are acuto. Such a committee eould

be convened oy you as the delegate for refugee questions of

the International Labour Office, and could be attached to

your Delegation for advisory purposes. It would, of course,

be for you to decide on the constitution of the committee, the

frequency of Its meetings and as to the manner In which It

could co-operate with you In the work on behalf bf the

refugees.

You might also find It convenient for such a body, or

a euo-commlttee of it, to act ee a triage commission for the

selection of refugees for »l, oia employment becomes available

In other countries.

During the course of his conversation with the

Llrector, Mr. Slonlm pointed out that the husslan refugee

organisations In Czechoslovakia were very handicapped In their

Vademolselie J.asaryk,Czechoslovak hed Cross,Neklanova 147,PH AQUE.

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r iefforts to secure the transfer of refugees to employment In

other countries by reason of their lack of funds, and he

enquired whether the Office was In a position to help In this

matter. The Director Informed him thst, although the Office

had no funds for the payment of transport expenses. It wee in

a position to recommend Dr. Nansen to make such advances

against aatle actory guarantees for their reimbursement by the

refugees from their subsequent faces.

The Director, therefore, desires me to say that, on your

recommendation, the Office 1s prepared to recommend the opening

of a credit In your favour to enable Russian refugees In

Czechoslovakia to be transferred to other countries where con

tracts approved by the Office have been obtained for the#. As

Prance offers the most Immediate opportunities In this connection

we could arrange, on hearing that you have at your disposal

contracts from French employers vised by the French Office de

la jtaln d'Oeuvre Etrangère or by the Office de la Jain d'Oeuvre

Agricole, to open the requêslte credit In your favour with

the Banque Luoersac 7, rue scrloe. Paris. The copies of

Minutes, sent to you under separate cover, of meetings held In

Paris between representatives of the Interested French Depart

ments and of the Office will have acquainted you with the pro

cedure to oe ooserved for ootalnlng contracts for the employ

ment of refugees In France.

In advancing the transport expenses to refugees an

authority should be ootalned from them to their respective

employers providing for the deduction from the refugees'

I

r nwa?es ef the amount so advanced. An undertaking should

alao be obtained from the employer agreeing to make such

deduction and to pey it to your credit with the Banque

Lubersac. In order to provide against losses by reason

of default on the part of the refugees or otherwise, ne have

found It necessary to stipulate for the return of 20 per cent,

over and above the actual transport expenses advanced. Any

surplus resulting from this additional percentage reverts to

the central fund and oecoraes available for the benefit of the

refugees rs b whole.

1 ehould be very glad to learn at your convenience

that you find It possible to adopt the foregoing proposals

and shall, of course, be only too pleased to afford you

any supplementary Information of which you may stand In need.

Yours sincerely,

Chief of the hefugee Service.

ICA/IQ .

Rr 412/1/40/1

Monsieur,

Notre Délégué à Berli vient de nous faire savoir

qu'il est en -aasure de repérer au moins 30 spioi'.listes

mineurs par,ni las Réfugiés Russes, anciens prisonniers de

guerre, qui ont tri.v illé dans des mines 'llem-ndes .

Ces Réfugiés sont aotuellsi-ient Jiasé.ninés en Poméranfe

dans le MecKbafcourg et la Hanovre .J'ai, per conséquent,

l'honneur ue vous demandor si vous ne voyez pas d'obst.ole

à oe que ces Réfugiés soient dirigés,pur petits groupes de

5 personnes environ, vers le Luxembourg .

On nous fuit savoir que le groupe de Réfugiés en

question u ôté formé en oholsfcsmt parmi les meilleurs ou

vriers, tant i-u point de vue physique que moral et qua cas

hommes ont déjà fait tous leurs préparatifs de voyage .

Nous vous serions, par ccnséquant, trôs reoonn-issLnt de

nous dire quelles sont las dispositions que vous nous de

mander de prendra à ce sujet .

Veuillez agréer, Monsieur, l'assuri-noe de ma oonai-

déri.tion tr s distinguée .

Chef du Service des Réfiyiés .

2 f î ]Q2b

Monsieur D. Jakovlel'fClub de li Fondation Universitaire

11 Rue d'EgnontJ lE Jü M ü e » .

TFJ/IO •

rR 402/1/66/1

N|y d e y r C h ild a ,

W ith ra fy ra n o e Vo y o u r l e t t e r BIT/lx/09» o f th e

1 8 th . o f May, r e g a r d l i t t th e f u t u r e o f th e C o n a to n tin o p le

D e le g a t io n , I e n c lo se h e r e w ith , f o r y o u r I n f o r e frtion, oopy

o f a l e t t e r which I h tv e w r i t t e n to Mr. C f-ldwell on t h l e

a u b je o t and which i s s t i l f - e x p i n a t a r y .

You v re r i g h t In « s :u-,ilng thfat the O f f lo e c o n t r i

b u t io n o f 375 Swiss F ran c e p e r nonth i s a v a i la b l e t o the

end o f th e : ,e a r , b u t you s h o u ld , a s a :u> tter o f p re o t-u tlo n ,

g iv e n o t i c e t c th e e x i s t i n g s t:-fC # w te r m in a t in g t h e i r

eng» ge.nent on the end o f Ju n e , In c«-3e Mr# C a ld w e ll1» con

t r i b u t i o n does n o t m a ta r l f a l ls e •

Miss B uggies t h in k s , however, t h a t ou r o f f e r to r e l e a s e

t h e i r e v a c u a tio n fu n d s whioh .aount to over 10 000 d o l a ra

w i l l in f lu e n o o Mb . C i.ldw ell i n fa v o u r o f yo u r p ro p o sa l .

Yours s in c e r e ly

C h ie f o f th e Refugee Sur. i c e .

. 2a M A! 1925

S .L . C h i ld s , Esq,OQndulioeva u l . 14 (3*j

B e lg ra d e .

:

r TFJ/MO. 1R 402/8/66/1 R 402/1/66/1

Dear Misa Ruggles,

I beg to enclose for your lnformtlon a copy of a

letter I have written to Mr. Caldwell In accordance with

your request regarding a contribution from his society

to enafcle the continuation of the Constantinople Delegation

^ of the Refugee Service until the end of the present year.

I should like to take this opportunity of confirming

the communication I made to you verbally during our recent

conversation that Dr. Nanaen would be willing to advance from

his private fund the transport expenses of Russian refugees

for whom employment Is founjj'ln Prance. I understood that/um M <>%

this arrangement w*ti enable you to release the sum of

1 0 , 0 0 0 dollars, which had oeen earmarked for the transport

of refugees, for the provision of relief to the Russian

refugees from Vorna who are at present stranded at

Constantinople pending Arrangements for their repatriation

to Russia or transfer to other countries.

Would you very kindly let me have a letter at your

early convenience Informing me that this will enable you to

provide temporary relief for the refugees at Constantinople?

Yours sincerely.


Miss Ruggles,Hotel des Bergues,OENEVA.

29 MA 11925

TFJ/IG . \

K w / l / u / 1 Ee M” <U W l / u /1

My d e a r Mr. C aldw ell ,

I wi-s var: s o r .y indee u t o have m isse s you d u r in g

’ ou r recant, v i s i t to P a r i s , a s I wi a lo o k in g forw ard t o im

o p p o r tu n i ty o f d i s c u s s in g goner; 1 R usaian Refugee q u e s t io n s w ith

I n y our l u s t l e t t e r , you askea me to c o n s id e r th e p o s s i

b i l i t y o f o o n t in u in g th e D e le g a t io n i n C o n s ta n t in o p le i f t e r the

end o f Jun e , and ” 0u drew n$y a t t e n t i o n t o th e im porti noe vour

c o l l b o r a to r s ,M ia s M ito h e l l *=nd Miss R uggles , a t t a c h e d t o the

e x is te n c e of suoh a D e le g a t io n , pen.iing the e v a c u a t io n o f th e

re inain irg R uss ia n Refugees fro .a C o n s ta n t in o p le .

I have re -invly han tn e p i e su re o f a c o n v e rs a t io n w ith

Miss R ugbies , who i s a t p resen t, i n Geneva, on t h i s suu, e o t , and

she endorses most st-rongly the l-eooumendutions y o u .iiake in t h i s

co n n e c t io n . I ;>ointei< o u t to Miss Ruggles th a t lu w s u i i f o r tu n r te -

l y q u i t e Im p o ss ib le f o r th e O f f ic e to supplem ent th e a l l o o t - t io n

vrhioh i t h a s .iude f o r uhe C o n s ta n t in o p le D e le g a t io n in view o f the

p r i o r c la im s o f o th e r t e r r i t o r i e s where ohe R u ss ia n Refugee

Problem s tire so .iiuoh .ore a c u t e .

As - ou know, i t h s been , th nka to th-? gen a ro u s c o n t r i

b u t io n s o f Miss M ito h e l l and Miss R uggles , t h a t tha C o n s ta n t in o p le

D e le g a t io n h a s bean m a in ta in ed a t s u f f i c i e n t s t r e n g t h to c a r ry

ou t th e work e f f e c t i v e l y f o r tn e f i r s t 6 months o f t h i s y e a r , b u t

Miss R u b l e s I n f o r s me t h a t t i n c o n t r ib u t io n w i l l be d isc o n t in u e d

a t the enu o f June . I n uhese o lrou -us tanoes , we s h a l l , I f e a r ,

have no a l t e r n a t i v e b u t t o c lo s e down the D e le g a t io n , a s the

u v L lla b le fu n d s a r e q u i t e in: eJe q u a te* f o r the c o n t in u a t io n o f a

D e le g a t io n on ; b ^ s la o f ulni-iiLa e f f i o i e n o y .

Miss Rugbies, however, c o n s id e r s th i t i t would ba iost

r ILaaJL.

unfortun te fco close clown the Delegation before at le at

another 1000 kefugaea have been evaout-ted , and that, after

having aeoured Mte avacuution of so .oany thousand* of Ruaain

Refugees fro. Constantinople, it would be u grout pity to aban

don ti.e taak when ooirpleto success * -a in view . She suggasta*

therefore, that, aa a a p e d a l .naiauue, a u t h o r i t y ahould be

given to MiüS LU tube 11 uy y our Society t o utilise 1000 Dollars

o f the roey to be refunded by R u ss ia n Refugeet, i n Africa

in r e s p e c t o f th e t r a n s p o r t e x p e n ses advenue* to the.» to

enable th e Constantinople Delegation, w ith tie allocation made

available by th e Office, to be .-r»intaine-‘ i n full efficiency

until the end of the present year .

It .nay perhaps help you to a c cede to Mica Buggies'

request «hen I tell you t h a t Dr. N ansen w i l l bd Pi-epared to

advance fro* n ia private funis such *>ney a s nr,v be required

for the urufaapori. of Refugees froa C o n s ta n tinople to Fr nee and

Vhuc release the fund» of your Society which have up to now

bean used f o r t n i a pu rpose .

Ai. th e n a t t e r i s very u r g e n t , I should be m ost g r a t e f u l

f o r a ra„>ly c * t , y o u r e a r l i e s t co nven ience .

With kindest regarda

vourb s incerely

"1

C h ie f o f th e Refugee S i r ic e

R.J. Caldwell, Esq.

R u ssia n Refugee R e l i e f A s s o c ia tio n o f America

350 West B 7 th .S t r e e t

Ma.-, racik

Cher Monsieur,

Ci-joint, 3'ai 11 honneur de vous truis:n8ttre, à

toutes fins utiles, oopie d'un éch nge de correspondance

qui nous 4 ôté envoyé par M. Gorvin au sujet du rapatrie

ment de Russie d'un prisonnier hongrois, du nom de

François Wittier .

Veuillez agréer, cher Monsieur, l'expression de

-Sti sentiments les meilleurs .


Monsieur Henri Rey.oond5 Hoher Markt

Vienne I

> 2 g M A 11925

. nox j iièb lanoo' s 25 J a n v ie r 1925.• ( eau .! 'ftg ia aon )

Monsieur,

Je su is t rè s , bouchée de v o tre l e t t r e JHG/VS/649 du 10 Octobre 1924, e t vous remercie ie n sincère /ient .

Enfin 1 un de n - s pauvres p r i s o n n ie r s qui vu pouvoir r e p rendre le che^.dn du fo y e r e t de la p; t r i e .

Mi lheureusem ent, l a f a . i l l e de M. Franço is W it t ie r ne peut subvenir aux f r a i s du voyage malgré le v i f d é s i r de v o ir r e v e n i r un des ne .tores a t te n d u depuis s i longtemps .

Je vous s e r a i s b ien r e o o n m is s n te , Monsieur, s i vous v o u lie z a v o ir l ' a m a b i l i t é de ;ie f a i r e s a v o ir à ooiribien s 'é l è v e le s f r a i s de voyage e t d 'e n t r e t i e n pendant U ro u te p u r que je pu isse f a i r e vec l a Jfa m il l e une c o l l e c t e e t par ce moyen p rocu rer à ce malheureux le r e to u r au pays •

Recevez, Monsieur, ve~ ,<as remercie.fient s ; n t i c i p ô s , mes s a lu t a t i o n s d is t in g u é e s . _____ Sitfné : Comte s se Apponvi-Karolvi .______

Moscou, le 9 a v r i l 1925 • Madoine l a Comtesse Apponyi K aroly i

Füi sorge Bûro Le tz te post Foth , Pest :%yit Ungarn •

Mada Æ,

Nous avons r e ’U vo tre l e t t r e du 25 ja n v ie r 1925» Mr.Gorvin é ta n t a r t i e t 1 .îisoion N;nae/. l i q u ia é e , n-us avons p r i s nous-mêmes des in fo rm ations u 1 ' A:b;4sade d ' A ile îa^ne à Moscou qui s o ' coupe L o tu e l lea e n t des a f f a i r e s des p r i s o n n ie rs hongro is .

Se loi- la s In fo r ,ia t i e n s re ç u e s , le prem ier t r a n s p o r t des p r i so n n ie rs d e v a i t pur t i r 11 y b jo u rs . Quant ; u d e rn ie r échelon desp r is o n n ie r s , i l s e ra envoyé p s p lus t a r d que l e 15 j u in 1925.En tm ti l d o i t y Lvoir 4 ou 5 éche lons . P . c o n s é u e n t , i l e s t in d isp en sa b le que 11- personne en q u e s tio n (F ra n co is W it t ie r J p u is se se m e ttre en r u te le p lu s tô t p o s s ib le , c a r a p r vs le 15 ju in , on ne pourra p lu s j o u i r des f a c i l i t é s accordées - o tu e l l e :u n t , aux p r is o n n ie r s e t l e voy ge re v ie n d ra b ie n p lu s cher .

Les f r a i s de ce voyage en Hongrie, corn e on nous l ' a d i t1 'Ambass de d'Allemagne, s è l ve ron t appr oxima t i v e.aent à 40 d o l l r

j g ? .aC e t a r g e n t d o i t e t r e e n v o y é p u l e M i n i s t è r e d e s A r a i r e s E f c r é n g à r e

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Monsieu, ,

J ' a i 1 1honneur de vous accuse • ré c e p t io n do vos

l e t t r e s N?s 21 e t 22, du 19 i-îai, ad re ssé es au D ire c te u r

e t à non S e rv ice , p a r l e s q u e l le s vous i-ves b ie n voulu

noua t r a n s . t i t t r e le B u l le t in O f f i c i e l de l a Croix Rwge

R usse, pour l e mois de Mai 1925 .

J ' a i l u c e t t e brochure ».ve l e p lus g rand i n t é r ê t ,

e t vous re:norcie beaucoup de c e t a i mb le envoi .

Veuille?, a g ré e r , Monsieur, 1 ' ssuri-nce de «ru- co n si

d é ra t io n t r è s d is t in g u é e .

Chef du Service des R éfugiés .

Monsieur B. Iv a n i ts k y ,D ire c t io n G énérale de 1*Ancienne O rg an isa tion

de 11 Croix Rouge Russe .46 Rue de l 'U n i v e r s i t é

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Rr 409/50/1

Cher Monsieur Chi-rpentler,

J 1 i l'honneur de voua accuser réoeptlon de

votre lettre du 23 oL. a' lnl’or nwit que le Gouverna -ent

Polonais ÿl .ii.JnUen;-nt irocéder d'une façon régulière

à. li délivrt 1100 des Carulfientâ d'Identité pour les

Réfugiés Busses .

J'ui bien not-5 tous lia dét; ils que voua a» donne»

ii oe sujet et voua prie do or ire, oher Monsieur Chirpentier,

à l'Lsauruioe de nos sentiments les ^railleurs .

Chef du Servlue des Réfugiés .

î g M A ! 1925

Monsieur Ch rpentler,

M< rszLlkOissku 79 m«13

V a r s o v i e

ICA/IO . I

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P 1061/87/1

Dom- D r. R: ôh-iiun,

I enc lo se h e r e „ i th copy o f a l a t t e r re c e iv e d from

u o o r l i n Mr. Rupp who r e u i r j s in fo rm atio n on trio

Malar 1 1 P roble . in the Neiu E ast . I should bs extve i>ely

o b lig e d i f you would fo rw ard ' to Mr. Rapp any In fo r la t io n

you -nt.y be a b le to a f fo r d him on th i s su b je c t •

Yours s inco idy

Chisi" o f the Rofuêe S erv ice •

2g MA ' 1?.°F

D r. R iôhainn ,

H ealth Sec tion

Lauûe of N t io n s

Genev:

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