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