PARCELS FOR BRITISH PRISONERS
CREATION OF RESERVE SUPPLY (BRITISH OrrICIAI. -WIRELESS.) RUGBY, February 5. The active assistance of British firms familiar with packing on a large scale has been secured to carry out a scheme to create a reserve of seven weeks’ supply of parcels for British prisoners of war in Germany. Weekly requirements are about 40,000 parcels and the reserve, therefore, will be about 320.000. . This reserve will be distributed at various points along the route, such as Lisbon, Marseilles, and Geneva, and will be available during any emergTtoese weekly parcels are now taken by sea from Lisbon to Marseilles and five ships are engaged in this service. Negotiations are in progress with the object of adding to this number.
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Press, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23248, 7 February 1941, Page 6
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