§ 23. Mr. Purbrickasked the Secretary of State for War whether, in providing camps for German prisoners of war, he will segregate, as far as possible, those who have had anything to do with the robot bombing and put the camps for these in situations where these bombs are most likely to operate.
§ Sir J. GriggEven if the suggestion were practicable, it would be considered as a reprisal contrary to the Geneva Convention and contrary to the interests of our own prisoners.
§ 79. Mr. G. Straussasked the Secretary of State for War whether any steps are taken to separate Nazis from anti-Nazis in prisoner of war camps.
§ Sir J. GriggYes, Sir, but in view of the large influx of prisoners of war and difficulties of accommodation the numbers segregated up to date have not been large.
§ Mr. StraussMay we take it that attempts are continuously being made to segregate these people, and particularly to prevent the anti-Nazi or neutral Germans being under the complete domination of the Nazis?
§ Sir J. GriggCertainly, but I do not want the hon. Member to get the idea that we can go very much more quickly than we are doing. We captured far more German prisoners than we ever expected, and while that is a great blessing it is not an unmixed blessing.