WAR PRISONERS.
THE FRANCO-GERMAN
EXCHANGE.
(By Cable.—Pr«3 Association.—Copyright) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.)
(Received May 21st, B'p.m.)
LONDON, May 20.
The "Daily Telegraph's" Paris correspondent states that the exchange of German and French, prisoners begins in a fortnight. The negotiations, which were initiated by the Geneva Red Cross, lasted for two months. Though the delegates understood each other's" languages they declined to speak except in their own'language. They never spoke or even bowed outside the conference hall. Swiss Red Cross agents ucted as go-between. The two groupß of cUplomatists parted enemies as before the negotiations.
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Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16218, 22 May 1918, Page 8
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