§ Mr. J. J. Astorasked the Secretary of State for War if he is satisfied that the new arrangements for special routing of letters to British prisoners of war of the Communists in North Korea have ensured not only that letters reach their destination, but have also speeded up delivery.
§ Mr. HeadThese new arrangements were introduced on 19th March this year and the first letters were handed over to the Chinese and North Korean representatives on the Armistice Commission on 30th March. While recent letters from our men in captivity report that they are getting more letters, they refer to letters written before the new arrangements. It is therefore not possible yet to judge the effect of the change.