~INTRODUCTION~
Being deputed by the Red Cross International Committee to visit Turkish
prisoners of war in Egypt, we presented ourselves on December 3, 1916,
to the officer for Naval Transport in the British office at Marseilles.
By order of the War Office he obtained berths for us on the liner
_Morea_, of the P. and O. Line. We embarked at Marseilles on December
19, 1916, and after an uneventful journey reached Port Said on December
27.
At Cairo General Murray, Commander-in-Chief of the British forces in
Egypt, was good enough to put us in touch with Brig.-General II. G.
Casson, C.M.G., Director-in-Chief of the Prisoners of War Department.
With the help of Colonel Simpson we drew up a programme of visits. A
motor-car was placed at our disposal, and permission given us to take
photographs in the camps, distribute gifts among the prisoners, and
talk freely with them.
We have to express our warmest thanks to General Murray and to the
officers who allowed us to make our enquiries everywhere, without
restriction. We should also like to offer our deepest gratitude to Sir
Reginald Wingate, British High Commissioner in Egypt, for the kindly
care accorded us throughout our stay.
~1. Heliopolis Camp.~
_(Visited on January 2, 1917.)_
This camp is laid out quite close to the new city of hotels and villas
founded in 1905 under the name of The Oasis of Heliopolis. The camp site
is 134 feet above the level of Cairo.
_Strength._--3,906 Turkish non-commissioned officers and men.