Objekt FO 383/167 - Germany: Prisoners, including: Applications from prisoners for their release, including: F W Steege, Manager of...

Germany: Prisoners, including: Applications from prisoners for their release, including: F W Steege, Manager of the Hamburg Branch of the Standard Bank of South Africa, interned at Ruhleben: repatriation hoped for, as many German invalid civilians had been repatriated recently. George Peters Forrester, interned at Ruhleben: distressed to discover he is not legally a British subject; request for help; view that, as his career has been closely associated with Germany, HM Government cannot authorise his return to Britain. Dr G Layton, interned at Ruhleben: pressure by HM Government for his release as a member of the Belgian Red Cross Society. Arthur Lean, interned at Ruhleben: investigation into prospect of his repatriation because of ill-health. Freegrove W Winzer, British subject interned at Ruhleben: request for his release as a member of the Belgian Red Cross Society. Richard H Carrad, interned at Ruhleben: report that the only exchanges occurring are those of civilian prisoners totally unfit for military service. Gordon Stewart Nicoll, interned at Ruhleben: Germans refusal to release him unless the British release some young Germans. Vincent Pearson, interned at Ruhleben. Robert Forbes, interned at Ruhleben. Provision of artificial limbs for prisoners. British Military Fund in Germany. Captain E A von der Osten, British Canadian subject interned at Fürstenberg. Relief for Germans in the former German South West Africa, including: Transmission of telegrams to the Land Bank of South West Africa. Payment of German civil and military officials. Treatment of German civilians and certain officials. Position of banks in South West Africa. Treatment of Germans interned in South West Africa. Repatriation of Germans, including ill, disabled and destitute, from South West Africa. Proceedings against Oberleutnant Venuleth for shooting two natives: evidence found just insufficient by court and so he was acquitted. Return of German subjects to South West Africa. Pensions of dependants of deceased officials. Transmission of one million marks to Landwirtschaftsbank South West Africa. Need of the Agricultural Bank (Landwirtschaftsbank) at Windhuk (Windhoek) for money to meet its obligations. Administration of relief by Regierungsrat Dr Kastl of Windhuk (Windhoek). Code 1218 Files 612 (papers 47824-end)-629 (to paper 94015).

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