§ 99. Mr. STEWARTasked the hon. Member for Sheffield (Central Division), whether he can give any information as to the condition of British officers who are prisoners at Kastamouni in the hands of the Turks; whether parcels forwarded to them are delivered; and whether, in view of the exceptionally cold situation of this camp, where snow lies for months, he can see his way to ask the American Embassy at Constantinople to make special efforts to ensure that parcels sent to the prisoners are delivered?
§ Mr. J. HOPE (Lord of the Treasury)I regret to say that the conditions at the prisoners' camps at Kastamouni and other places in Turkey are most unsatisfactory. Numerous complaints have reached us as to non-arrival of parcels at Kastamouni. The United States Embassy at Constantinople have recently been requested to press for an improvement in the dispatch of parcels to prisoners of war, and His Majesty's Government are making generally every effort to secure the amelioration of the lot of prisoners in Turkish hands, which is a source of constant preoccupation.