§ 1. Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYasked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how many Turkish prisoners of war are still held captive in Palestine and Egypt respectively; why they have not been repatriated; and what is the monthly cost of maintaining these prisoners?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for WAR (Sir Laming Worthington-Evans)I have been asked to answer this question. According to the latest returns there were 61 Turkish prisoners of war in Egypt and Palestine awaiting repatriation to Turkey. With the exception possibly of a few who are not yet fit to travel, all are about to be embarked for Constantinople