HC Deb 05 April 1950 vol 473 cc1193-4
55. Mr. Alport

asked the Minister of Defence whether he has considered the provisions of the Public Law 896 of the United States Congress; and whether he will take steps to institute similar action to compensate ex-prisoners of war who suffered inhuman treatment, in contravention of the Geneva Convention, particularly at the hands of the Japanese.

Mr. Shinwell

I would refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave yesterday to the hon. and gallant Member for Perth and East Perthshire (Colonel Gomme-Duncan).