§ Mr. Stokesasked the Secretary of State for War where the 779 men who left the Czechoslovak camp at Southend-on-Sea between 1st October and nth November were sent; and how many of them expressed unwillingness to return to Czechoslovakia.
Rates per word (ordinary telegrams). Country. 1st January, 1930. 1st January, 1935. 1st January, 1940. November, 1945. P.O. C. & W. Ltd. P.O. C. & W. Ltd. P.O. C. & W. Ltd. P.O. C. & W., Ltd. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. d. Albania 4½ 5½ 4½ 5½ 4 4 No service Algeria 3 5 3 5 3 w'less 3d. No P.O. 4½ to 3/12/40 service cable 4½d from 4/12/40 Austria 3½ w'less 3½d 3½ w'less 3½d. No service No service cable 6d. cable 6d. Bulgaria 4½ w'less 4½d 4½ w'less 4½d. 4 w'less 4d No P.O. 4½ cable 5½d. cable 5½d cable 4d. service Czechoslovakia 3½ 6 3½ 6 3 5½ 3½ No service France 2½ w'less 2½d 2½ w'less 2½d 2½ w'less 2½d. 3 3 cable 4½d. cable 4½d. to 31/07/40 cable 4d. from 1/8/40 Hungary 4 6 4 6 3½ 5½ 4 No service Italy 3 5 3 5 2½ 5 3½ No service Roumania 4 6 4 6 4 5½ 4½ No service Switzerland 3 w'less 3d. 3 w'less 3d. 2½ w'less 2½d 3 3 cable 5d. cable 5d. cable 4½d. Tunis 3 5 3 5 3 w'less 3d. No P.O. 4½ to 3/12/40 service cable 4½d. from 4/12/40 U.S.S.R. 5½ 5½ 5½ 5½ 5 5 No P.O.service 6 Vatican City 3½ 5½ 3½ 5½ 3 5 3½ No service Yugoslavia 4 w'less 4d. 4 w'less 4d. 3½ w'less 3½d. No P.O. 4 cable 5½d. cable 5½d. cable 3½d. service Other classes of telegrams (Press, letter telegrams) were carried by both the Post Office and Cable and Wireless, Limited, at
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§ Mr. LawsonApart from a very small number repatriated to other countries overseas, all were returned to Czechoslovakia. In all, 12 individuals had expressed their unwillingness to return.