This file contains mainly correspondence and notes involving the Geneva office, its delegations, Austrian national authorities and their legation in Geneva. Letters are signed by Mr. T.F.Johnson (Geneva Office), Henri Reymond (Vienna delegation), Dr. Montel (Austrian representative for Russian refugees) and Mr. de Pflugl (Austrian legation in Geneva). The subjects covered are: requests for free transit visas, the legal civil status of Russian refugees, the exchange of their foreign identity certificates with Austrian ones upon entry in Austria, the legal section' s advice on Austrian civil law (p.33), the Ministry of Interior's role in the delivery of visas by Austrian legations, recognition of persons as Russian or Armenian refugees (case raised by the successor to Henri Raymond, Dr. Heimroth).

This file contains mainly correspondence and notes involving the Geneva office, its delegations, Austrian national authorities and their legation in Geneva. Letters are signed by Mr. T.F.Johnson (Geneva Office), Henri Reymond (Vienna delegation), Dr. Montel (Austrian representative for Russian refugees) and Mr. de Pflugl (Austrian legation in Geneva). The subjects covered are: status of Russian refugees and the adoption of the identity certificate system by Austria, the decision of the Geneva office to close the Vienna delegation and the consequences as viewed by Dr. Montel and Mr. Reymond, the problem of closing the HCR delegation due to budget restrictions and the staatenlosenpaesse which the Austrian authorities want to substitute for the identity certificates.

This file contains the outcomes of the intergovernmental conference.