§ Mr. JannerTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations Her Majesty's Government have received from British ex-prisoners of war about their treatment while working for I.G. Farben during the second world war.
§ Mr. Garel-JonesWe have received a number of representations. Some cases of mistreatment by individuals were investigated after the War with a view to war crimes proceedings, but, as a general matter, we do not consider that treatment of prisoners of war who worked for I.G. Farben can be shown to have been contrary to the 1929 Geneva convention. There is no basis to raise this matter with the German authorities.