HC Deb 12 November 1940 vol 365 c1559
9. Sir Adam Maitland

asked the Secretary of State for War what arrangements have been made to ensure that parcels of food despatched to officers and men who are prisoners of war in Germany are, in fact, being delivered to them?

Mr. Eden

Reports have been received from the American Embassy and the International Red Cross, the most recent being one sent from Berlin dated 30th October, describing the arrival of parcels of food, clothing and books at camps in Germany in which British prisoners of war are detained. Each parcel which is sent to a British prisoner of war contains a postcard on which the recipient can acknowledge the receipt of the parcel addressed to him.

18. Mr. Bellenger

asked the Secretary of State for War how many British troops are held as prisoners of war by Germany and Italy?

Mr. Eden

The number is about 44,000.

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