Isle of Man Government Circulars. Relating to Aliens, Internees or Detainees 1914-1919. Selection indexed and copied from original circulars Nos 1-699 in October 2009. Copied from original set of circulars held in the Tynwald Library, Douglas, Isle of Man.

Details of contents:

Knockaloe and Douglas Camps dietary. 27 January 1917.
Alien Labour for farms. 27 January 1917.
Trafficking with POW. 13 February 1917.
Alien labour for farms. 21 February 1917.
Prohibition against admission of parcels containing meat, sugar, or flour. 22 February 1917.
Prohibition against admission of parcels from IOM containing foodstuffs for POW. 24 February 1917.
Knockaloe and Douglas detention Camps dietary. 2 March 1917.
Procedure to be adopted in the event of the escape of a POW from one of the detention camps.
Knockaloe detention camp. Dietary for the civilian staff. 27 March 1917.
Douglas detention camp. Dietary for the privilege camp. 9 April 1917.
Knockaloe and Douglas Camps dietary. 10 April 1917.
Knockaloe and Douglas camp admission of food parcels. 21 April 1917.
Employment of civilian POWs.
Knockaloe and Douglas detention Camps dietary. 26 April 1917.
Knockaloe and Douglas detention Camps dietary. 28 May 1917.
Knockaloe detention camp. Dietary for the civilian staff. 2 June 1917.
Employment of civilian POWs. 18 June 1917. Forbids internees from writing to employers of labour and friend asking for them to secure their release.
Disposal of the government potato crop. 'entire crop of early Ware potatoes will be consigned to the Caterer, Knocklaoe Camp'. Includes receipts page.
Knockaloe and Douglas Detention Camps Dietary. 2 July 1917.
Knockaloe and Douglas Detention Camps. Complaints regarding the POWs water supply. 28 June 1917.
Knockaloe and Douglas Detention Camps Admission of Food Parcels. 16 July 1917.
Douglas Detention Camp. Dietary for the privilege camp. 21 July 1917.
Knockaloe Detention Camp. Dietary for the Civilian Staff. 23 July 1917.
Douglas Detention Camp. Arrangements for the provision of medicines, etc.
Knockaloe and Douglas Camps. Dietary. 25 July 1917.
Knockaloe and Douglas Camps. Dietary. 1 August 1917.
Knockaloe and Douglas Camps. Dietary. 23 August 1917.
Knockaloe Detention Camps. Prisoners Canteens. 19 September 1917.
Douglas Detention Camp. Arrangements for the provision of medicines, etc. 1 September 1917.
Prisoners of War. Standing Orders. 17 October 1917. In English and German.
Douglas Detention Camp. Dietary for the Privilege Camp. 3 November 1917.
Knockaloe and Douglas Detention Camps. Dietary. 3 December 1917.
Knockaloe Detention Camp. Prices to be charged for damaged or missing stores. 1 December 1917.
Knockaloe and Douglas Detention Camps. Admission of food parcels. 6 February 1918.
Knockaloe and Douglas Detention Camps. Dietary. 14 February 1918.
Douglas Jewish Camp. 16 February 1918.
Douglas Privilege Camp. Dietary. 19 February 1918.
Alien working camp to assist farmers. 25 February 1918.
Douglas Privilege Camp. Dietary. 1 March 1918.
Douglas Jewish Camp. Dietary. 1 March 1918.
Knockaloe and Douglas Detention Camps. Admission of tobacco parcels. 8 March 1918.
Knockaloe and Douglas Detention Camps. Dietary. 9 March 1918.
Regaby Working Camp. 13 April 1918.
Knockaloe and Douglas Detention Camps. Admission of food parcels. 16 May 1918.
Knockaloe and Douglas Detention Camps. Dietary. 23 July 1918.
Douglas Jewish Camp. Dietary. 1 August 1918.
Douglas Privilege Camp. Dietary. 1 August 1918.
Alien working camp to assist farmers. 5 August 1918.
Prisoner of war labour on farms, etc. 4 September 1918. Includes contract to be signed by the farmer.
Knockaloe aliens camp. Prices to be charged for damaged or missing stores.
Knockaloe Privilege Camp. Dietary. 30 September 1918.
Special constables to escort aliens to and from the Harbour and the Camp.
Aliens Restriction Act. Resident aliens must register, may not travel within 5 miles from registered place of residence, may not posess certain items.
Movement of Aliens. Aliens may only travel to the Isle of Man through the port of Liverpool.
Special constables to stand guard at the internment camp. 10 October 1914.
Detention Camps. Names of Manx camps. 7 November 1914.
Special constables to assist in traffic of aliens from Peel harbour to Knockaloe and to assist at Knockaloe when requested by the commandant.
Change of Name of Alien Enemies.
Notification of Aliens staying at hotels, Inns, Boarding-houses and lodging-houses. Owners must notify the registration office when an alien arrives and keep details in a register at the hotel.
Knockaloe Camp Dietary. New diet introduced. 27 July 1915.
Knockaloe Camp Dietary. New diet introduced. 20 September 1915.
Earlier closing of licensed premises in the vicinity of Knockaloe detention camp to members of His Majesty's Forces. 12 October
Closing of roadway to Victoria Mount. Victoria Mount now forms part of Douglas camp.
Repairs to huts. 18 January 1916.
Alien labour on farms. Terms under which alien labour can be acquired. 21 March 1916.
Alien labour on farms. Terms under which alien labour can be acquired. 14 July 1916.
Knockaloe Camp Dietary. New diet introduced. 13 November 1916.
Reclamation of Waste Land by POW labour.
Quarrying and road-making by POW labour.
Closing of licensed premises. Members of the Forces are only allowed to drink alcohol between 12 noon and 7.30pm.
Corrupt practices. Forbids unauthorsied communication and transactions between civilians, guards or camp staff with aliens.
Douglas camp dietary.
Knockaloe Detention Camp. Dietary for the civilian staff. 26 September 1918.
Reclamation of Waste Land by POW labour. 6 November 1918.
War Services. Report to Lord Raglan from BE Seargeaunt which includes details of the camps on the Island.
Reclamation of waste land. 25 November 1918.
Knockaloe Detention Camp. Dietary for the civilian staff. 6 February 1919.

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