§ 70. Mr. LEONARD LYLEasked the Home Secretary how many of the German civil prisoners interned in this country during the War have now been repatriated and how many remain; how many have 1825 been liberated; whether any camps are completely vacated; and what provision, under the terms of the Peace Treaty, is made for the dispersal of the men who are still detained?
§ Sir H. GREENWOODThe number of German civil prisoners repatriated up to the 22nd May was 23,073 and repatriations are still in progress. The number interned on the 23rd May was 3,634. No question of liberating these men arises pending decisions upon their applications for exemption from repatriation which are now being considered by Mr. Justice Younger's Committee. The camps at Ripon, Spalding, Douglas, and Hackney Wick have been vacated, and the Alexandra Palace is now in course of evacuation. Under the provisions of the Peace Treaty any Germans still interned in the United Kingdom who desire to go back to Germany will be sent without delay, and the British Government will have the right to deal in its own discretion with any who do not desire to be repatriated.
§ Sir H. GREENWOODThey have no option.