§ 20 and 22. Mr. PETOasked the Home Secretary (1) Whether, as in Germany camp commandants are directly and only subject to the army corps commanders of the areas in which they are situated, such army corps commanders are not responsible for the condition of camps in their area; if so, whether the names of all such army corps commanders are included in the list of persons whose trial and punishment will be demanded by the Allied Governments where cruelty has been practised on British prisoners of war within their area; (2) whether, as in the case of one party of 900 British prisoners of war employed behind the German lines this year, 134 died in the month of July after reaching camp besides those who were killed or died before they reached camp, and as this employment, contrary to international law, continued under the direct personal responsibility of General Ludendorff after he had given undertakings that it would be discontinued, it is to be understood that the name of Ludendorff is included in the list of the persons whose trial and punishment will be demanded by the Allies.
§ Sir G. CAVEThe names of all army corps commanders or other persons who are known to have been guilty of or to have encouraged cruelty to our prisoners of war, or to have acquiesced in acts of cruelty by persons under their authority, will be included in the list referred to. It is considered at present inadvisable for reasons already given to state the names of any persons appearing on this list.