§ Colonel YATEasked the Financial Secretary to the War Office how many individual claims have been submitted for compensation to officers who were prisoners of war in Turkey, and how many of these claims have been settled?
§ Mr. FORSTERI am not in a position to state the number of claims so far received or settled in connection with Turkey. They arc of varied character, and are dealt with by different authorities. My hon. and gallant Friend probably has mainly in mind claims in connection with loss of private property and the incurrence of extraordinary expenditures. Such claims are being collected with a view to consideration by a special committee representing the various Departments concerned.