HC Deb 28 February 1956 vol 549 cc102-3W
80. Mr. Elwyn Jones

asked the Secretary of State for War what steps have been taken to implement the provisions of the Geneva Convention of 1949, that their study shall be part of the military instruction given to all members of the land forces.

Mr. F. Maclean

Regulations for the application of the 1949 Geneva Convention regarding Prisoners of War have been issued to all units and orders have been given that periods of instruction based on the relevant parts of the Regulations should be included in unit training programmes and additional instructions given to all units going to an operational theatre.

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