§ 5. Mr. Purbrickasked the Secretary of State for War whether in view of the fact that the Germans are continuously placing British prisoners of war near legitimate military targets in contravention of Article 9 of the Geneva Convention, and refuse to comply with demands from the Protecting Power to abstain, he will put pressure on the Germans by retaliation of the same kind.
§ Sir J. GriggNo, Sir. Such action would not be in the interests of our prisoners in Germany. Not many of the camps where they are held are near legitimate military targets, but in all such cases we have protested to the German authorities. Their attitude has not always been satisfactory, but in some instances the prisoners have been moved and His Majesty's Government will continue to press for the observance of the Geneva Convention.