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Germany: Prisoners, including: Applications for release of Germans interned in Britain or in British overseas territories, including: Petitions of 12 German medical men interned at Lofthouse Park, Wakefield: Doctors A Trautmann, Casimir Casper, Fritz Goldberg, Martin Ficker, Karl Hoch, H Fieberti, Ed Goecker, Carl Greiff, Georg Richter, Adolf Rosenbaum, Richard Nolte, and Gerhard Bartram. Herr von Krosigk and Martin Spremberg, interned. Hans Keffel, interned in Britain on military grounds because he is a skilled engineer. Count Stolberg, interned at Oldcastle, Co Meath, Ireland. Matthieu Ottenwaelder, interned in Britain: permission sought for him to proceed to United States. Baron Louis Anton von Horst, interned in Britain; his health poor; requests made for him to be allowed to go to United States. Reply given that he is in the German Hospital, Dalston, London, where he receives every care and attention. Herbert Samuel, Home Secretary, writes to Sir Edward Grey, Foreign Secretary, on 17 May 1916, confidentially enclosing Metropolitan Police Report on von Horst dated 7 September 1914. Person behind his appeals is Miss Lilian Troy, Irish-American journalist; he associates with strike leader Ben Tillett, suffragettes Mrs Drummond and Miss Annie Kenney, and Irish trades union leader Jim Larkin. Dr Adam Breuer, repatriated in April 1916. Repatriation of certain classes of civilians from German East Africa. Carl Koettgen, interned in Britain, and found fit for military service: his release cannot be authorised. Rudolf von Wülfing, interned at Lofthouse Park, Wakefield: found not unfit for military service; his release cannot be authorised. Winfried Wickert and Theodor Meyner, interned German missionaries; both repatriated in May 1916. Oscar George Ehlers: Baring Brothers