§ 45. Mr. SWANasked the Prime Minister if he will state what is the number of Russian prisoners of war still detained in Germany, and whether His Majesty's Government is supporting the claims of the Russian Soviet Government for the repatriation of these men?
§ The PRIME MINISTERI have no information with regard to the first part of the question. As regards the second part, the information in the possession of His Majesty's Government is to the effect that both the German Government and the Soviet Government are anxious to effect the repatriation of the prisoners of war. His Majesty's Government are not called upon to intervene 898 in any way, as the matter is one which concerns the Soviet Government and the German Government alone.