HC Deb 21 February 1945 vol 408 c771
8. Mr. Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether under the provisions of Article 72 of the Geneva Convention arrangements will be made for the exchange or repatriation of some of the British merchant seamen who have been interned in Milag Nord Camp in Germany for upwards of four years and more.

Mr. Eden

Yes, Sir, as far as lies in our power.