The file contains correspondence, telegrams and press clippings, from the Department of State, Legation in Bern, regarding the practice of return visas, issuance of certificates of identity, cooperation with the Service bureau for Russians directed by Pierre Routsky, regularisation of the situation of refugees in America. Also concerns Armenian refugees.

This file contains correspondence between the Geneva office and South America delegation on the one hand, and between each of these and the Paraguayan authorities on the other hand. The file documents the difficulties encountered by refugees to get visas from Paraguayan consuls in certain countries and the efforts made to obtain recognition of the Nansen certificates and certificates of the Delegates of the Refugee Service as regards the profession and good conduct of the refugee candidates.

This file contains correspondence and notes regarding the recognition of the identity certificates system and the granting of free visas to indigent refugees, questions regarding the authorities concerned by the delivery of identity certificates. Correspondence is addressed by the Secretary-General to the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Mexico. Additionally, a delegate writes regarding the recognition, by Mexico, of the certificates delivered by Turkey, which are considered to be analogous to the Nansen certificates according to the HCR.

This file contains correspondence from the Guatemalan Foreign Affairs to the Secretary-General regarding the adhesion of Guatemala to the identity certificates system and subsequent circulation of this information to League Committees for Russian refugees.

This file contains correspondence with the delegation of Chile to the League (Bern, London), correspondence between the delegation and the Secretary-General regarding Chile's position on identity certificates.