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Germany: Prisoners, including: German women and children in Hong Kong: treatment; includes list of German and Austrian families interned in Kowloon (in docket no. 58552). German subject, aged over 55 years of age, detained at Rottnest, Western Australia: question of entitlement to release. Personal effects of German prisoners of war in South Africa. Treatment of German prisoners in Trinidad. Treatment of enemy aliens in South Africa. Disposal of German subjects from German South West Africa. Release and repatriation of German subjects under 17 years of age and over 55 years, in detention camps. Inspection reports on prisoner of war camps in London: Alexandra Palace and Stratford; includes black/white ground plan of Alexandra Palace (in docket no. 67335). Treatment of German prisoners in UK: report on various camps after visit of inspection by Edward G Lowry, Special Attaché in Charge (German Division), US Embassy, London (in docket no. 67983). Measures against Germans in UK. Repatriation of German males from UK. Ignacz Rosenbluth, German prisoner of war in South Africa: deposit of property in a bank and placed to his credit on his release. Internment of German subjects in UK. Repatriation of German subjects from South Africa: proposed draft stating particulars of means necessary for repatriation. Treatment of enemy 'aliens' in South Africa: reports of anti-German disturbances and proposed government action; includes several press reports from the Cape Times , 13-15 May 1915. Repatriation of enemy 'aliens' from colonies and self-governing dominions. Treatment of German subjects and property in the Cameroons. Treatment of German prisoners at Singapore. Mrs Edith Hering, German subject arrested and imprisoned at Edinburgh: sentence passed. Treatment of German prisoners at Rottnest, Western Australia. Transfer of German subjects from Singapore to Liverpool, Australia. Anglo-French forces in the Cameroons: German complaint regarding their conduct. Treatment of German prisoners in the Straits Settlements. Treatment of German prisoners in Liverpool camp, near Sydney, New South Wales. German civilians interned at Ahmednagar, India: regulations; German allegation that prisoners only allowed to write in English. German prisoners in Togoland and Dahomey: alleged cruelties. German prisoners' camps in UK: further reports by Edward G Lowry, Special Attaché in Charge (German Division), US Embassy, London (in docket no. 102948). Treatment of German prisoners at Liverpool, New South Wales: includes printed copy of Manual of War Precautions , Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Defence, 1915 (in docket no. 104429). Complaints of prisoners at Knockaloe camp, Isle of Man. Treatment of prisoners at Alexandra Palace, London: complaint by Colonel Friedrich, Officer in Charge of Prisoners of War Department, Prussian Ministry of War, and investigation by Edward G Lowry, Special Attaché in Charge (German Division), US Embassy, London. Conditions in prisoners' camps at Ragama and Ahmednagar, India. German prisoners of war at Bermuda: claims of prisoners for pay and release on undertaking not to join armed forces. Code 1218 File 263 (papers 54247-112033).
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The National Archives >> Records created or inherited by the Foreign Office >> Records of various First World War Departments >> Foreign Office: Prisoners of War and Aliens Department: General Correspondence from 1906
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