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* * After the War the League accepted the responsibility'

of repatriating hundreds of thousands of prisoners, many of Whom had no 'country left to which they could return. Dr. Nansen was invited to do the work, and his success was a wonderful effort in ability and tact. He had to deal with countries=Russia and Germany—who were not members of the League, but there was no hitch in any of his- arrangements and the expense was negligible. As High ConuniSsiOner in the RUssian Fainine of -1922 and as the friend of Greek and Armenian refugees, his labours were again masterly. • Every man who was' enabled to return to his country with the sole help of a " Nansen passport,". signed by Dr. Nansen hiniself, ought to-tr easure that extraordinary diplomatie document as an heirloom.

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