The shortage of these articles seemed extraordinary, when one reflected on the abundance of them in most of the old camps of longer standing. To the donor on this occasion I am eternally indebted, as I could not have managed very well without it. From one of the camp personnel I had elucidated the fact that the Hamburg train went at 6.40 in the morning. From another source we heard there was also a train at 6.43 in the evening. Gilbert meanwhile had been busy with the typewriter which he had secured with great forethought from its owner in the Aachen party. The “_Ausweis_” forms were completed, each according to our own particular specifications. Mine ran as follows: _Personal-Ausweis_ ⎫ _für_ ⎪ _Karl Stein_ ⎬ on the outside, _aus_ ⎪ _Stralsund_ ⎭ and on the inside: on the left-hand side, my photograph—(I had been photographed in this very camp by the Germans and I had been wearing at the time an old Indian volunteer tunic which in the photograph looked much like a German tunic. This was pure chance and very lucky). On the right side, my particulars: Karl Stein. _Date of Birth_: 4/6/1880. _Place of birth_: Stralsund. _State belonging to_: Prussian. _Height_: 1.60 metres. _Chin_: Ordinary. _Eyes_: Brown. _Mouth_: Ordinary. _Hair_: Brown. _Nose_: Large. _Beard_: Moustache. _Particular marks_: None. _Authentic Signature_: Karl Stein. (A very lame and halting hand this!) “Herewith certified that the owner of the pass has subscribed his name with his own hand.” (_Signed_) Lieutenant of Police, Stralsund. The stamps affixed to the passport—two on the photograph, one on the right-hand side—were an amazingly clever imitation by Lockhead (the friend who had already helped us with the forging of the permit-cards). He did these stamps by hand through some purple carbon paper that I still had with me from an old army message-form book, and to be believed they should be seen in the original. 1314. PERSONAL-AUSWEIS für Karl Stein aus / Stralsund [Illustration] Vor- und Zunamen: Karl Stein Geburtstag: 4. Juni 1880 Geburtsort: Stralsund Staatsangehörigkeit: Preussen Grösse: 1,60. Mund: gewöhnlich Gestalt: untersetzt Augen: braun Kinn: gewöhnlich Bart: Schnurrbart Nase: groß Haare: braun Besondere Kennzeichen:— Karl Stein (Eigenhändige Unterschrift.)