WAR PRISONERS
CONDITIONS IMPROVED
(P.A.) WELLINGTON, Sunday. Letters from New Zealand prisoners of war in Germany and Italy show that conditions in the camps are rapidly improving. Letters written in May are now being received in great numbers from both countries, and they indicate life is easier than in the past, in entertainment as well as in food and clothing. The prisoners of War Inquiry Office cabled the American Red Cross and the British Red Cross regarding the possibility of sending additional food parcels, and replies suggested that it would be unwise to go beyond official channels of regular supply. Jealousies might arise in camps if New Zealand prisoners received preferential treatment, and any additional scheme developed would hinder the established flow of food parcels; thus preventing other prisoners from receiving their one parcel every week It was also stated that the weekly rations were adequate, and were made up of a well balanced diet. The number of prisoners on the files is now 6158, 'excluding 12 unofficial cases.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 199, 24 August 1942, Page 4
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