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of writing may be sent each week, and two letters, each of four pages of notepaper may be sent per month. In addition, business letters may be sent to any reasonable extent. A dramatic society has been started and recently gave its first performance, Shaw's "Androcles and the Lion." Admission was free, but seats cost from 20 to 40 pfennigs, not according to the position of the seat, but according to the means of the purchaser. Baron von Taube and Graf von Schwerin make a point of being present at all entertainments organised by the prisoners, and make a short speech of thanks at the end. Since the trouble over the food has been settled the relations between the officials and the prisoners have greatly improved. A month ago all British colonial subjects were re-arrested and interned. [Miscel. No. 7. (1915). P. 81.] We now come to the official U.S. report of June 8, 1915, with accompanying letters. [Miscel. No. 13 (1915)] _Mr. Page, United States Ambassador at London, to Sir Edward Grey._ (Received June 15.) The American Ambassador presents his compliments to His Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and has the honour to transmit, herewith enclosed, a copy of a letter he has received from the Embassy at Berlin, dated the 8th inst., enclosing a report made by Mr. G. W. Minot upon the conditions at present existing in the British civil internment camp at Ruhleben. Mr. Gerard has added a postscript expressing the hope that this report may be published together with his covering letter. American Embassy, London, June 14, 1915. The need for publication was obvious in view of the character of the rumours circulated in this country, but, unfortunately, when published as a Government White Paper, such a report falls into but few hands, while newspaper extracts from the White Papers can, in general, scarcely be described as selected without bias. ENCLOSURE 1. _Mr. Gerard to Mr. Page._ American Embassy, Berlin, June 8, 1915. Sir,--I have the honour to transmit to you herewith a triplicate copy of a report made by Mr. G. W. Minot upon conditions at present existing in the British civil internment camp at Ruhleben, Spandau. In connection with this I beg to say
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