§ Flight-Lieutenant Teelingasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, with regard to the announcement by the British Red Cross and St. John organisation that 10-word telegrams may now be sent to prisoners of war in Japanese hands, whether that service is linked up with the arrangements made by the Amercian and British Governments for telegrams to be received from prisoners in Japanese hands; whether he can make a further statement with regard to his reply to the hon. Member for Brighton on 8th November, 1944; and what steps are being taken to induce the Japanese Government to carry out this promise.
§ Mr. EdenThe answer to the first part of the Question is in the affirmative; to the second, that no telegrams have yet been received under the Red Cross scheme from prisoners of war or civilian internees in the Far East; and to the last that the scheme is sponsored by the International Red Cross, who can be relied on to keep us informed of any developments.