Event
Ottoman officials held on Malta, 1919 to 1921
Britain held Ottoman officials on Malta, mostly without trial, and in 1921 gave them up in exchanges for British prisoners held by the Ankara government.
- Dates
- 1919–1921
- Place
- Malta
Connections 3
involved
- Malta where the prisoners were held Primary record 1
- British government held and exchanged them Primary record 1
located in
Timeline 1 date
- 1919–1921 Ottoman officials held on Malta, 1919 to 1921
Proof 2 sources
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Colonel Rawlinson, House of Lords, 9 November 1921 (Lord Curzon), UK Parliament (Hansard), 9 Nov 1921.
Primary record
to surrender all the Turkish prisoners in our hands at Malta, numbering sixty-four
The total exchange forced upon us by the mala fides of the Turks eventually turned out to be 118 Turkish prisoners returned in exchange for about thirty British prisoners.
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Turks, internment (Malta), House of Commons, 7 April 1921, UK Parliament (Hansard), 7 Apr 1921.
Primary record
who have been interned at Malta, mostly for some two years now, and without trial
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