Correspondence between the Delegate, Mr. Schlemmer, and the Chief of the Refugee Service as well as with American relief organizations to organize the evacuation of Russian refugees from Constantinople [Stamboul] following a decree of expulsion by the Turkish government. Correspondence is also exchanged with Turkish national authorities.

Correspondence and telegrams exchanged regarding the evacuation project, a committee is created for the cooperation between ILO and HCR on the one hand and American philanthropy on the other, sometimes referred to as the Constantinople Committee, a sub-committee of the advisory committee for refugees. The project evolves to a point where the ILO declines further responsibility for the liquidation of the Russian refugee question in Turkey.

It contains file 45/16729/16729, correspondence with the British authorities and Greek High Commissioner regarding the legal status of Russian subjects in Smyrna.

Report of Mr. De Watteville concerning the following questions:
for Belgrade: representation of the High Commissioner in Belgrade, arrangements for transfer of Russian refugees from Constantinople to Yugoslavia, refugees at Gallipoli, Russian famine relief, other;
for Sofia: representation of the High Commissioner in Sofia, Russian refugee children, repatriation of Bulgarian prisoners of war from Russia, position of Russian refugees in Bulgaria, other;
for Constantinople: representation of the High Commissioner in Constantinople, general condition of Russian refugees in Turkey, financial help of the American Red Cross, other;
with annex on the labour aid for Russian refugees in Yugoslavia.

Letter of Mr. Astrov concerning the views of various Russian émigrés in Paris on the necessity of the immediate help towards Russian refugees currently in Constantinople; use of Russian funds abroad for Russian refugees, on other issues; related notes.