HC Deb 17 January 1945 vol 407 c168W
Mr. Parker

asked the Secretary of State for War what arrangements have been made for sending mail to our Forces in Greece.

Mr. A. Henderson

Field post offices were opened in Greece on 20th October and full postal and telegraph facilities, including the delivery of mail from this country, were afforded to the troops as soon as possible. Since the beginning of November air letters have in general been sent daily by air. They have taken on the average five days to reach Athens from this country. Newspapers and parcels have been sent from Italian ports in general at weekly intervals. The delivery of mails outside the area of Athens and the Piraeus has been hampered by the bad state of the roads and severely restricted by the recent operations.