§ Mr. Collindridgeasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he can give any information as to promised cablegrams which prisoners of war in Japanese hands were to be allowed to send; and does he know if another number of postcards may be shortly expected.
§ Mr. George HallNo cablegrams have yet been received from prisoners of war or civilian internees in Japanese hands under the scheme sponsored by the International Red Cross Committee. Sixty thousand letters and postcards from the Far East have been received in this country, and delivered, within the last month. No information is available to show when further mail may be expected.
Miss Wardasked the Secretary of State for War if he will give an assurance that pay and allowances to prisoners of war in the Far East, about whom no authentic information is available, are being continued for the next 12 months.
§ Sir J. GriggSo long as a man is recorded as a prisoner of war, whether in 49W the Far East or elsewhere his pay and any allowances admissible for his dependants continue.