PRISONERS OF WAR

HC Deb 27 January 1943 vol 386 cc526-7W

Mr. Thorne

asked the Secretary of State for War whether German-officer prisoners of war are saluted by their guards?

Mr. A. Henderson

No, Sir.

Sir T. Moore

asked the Secretary of State for War whether the British and Australian prisoners in Japanese hands are compelled to work in factories; and what are the International Red Cross Regulations affecting such work by prisoners of war?

Mr. Henderson

I understand that some prisoners of war in Japanese hands are so employed. The work of prisoners of war is regulated by Section III of Part III of the International Convention of 1929 about the treatment of prisoners of war, of which I will send my hon. and gallant Friend a copy.