PRISONERS OF WAR
PARCELS DELAYED PROBLEMS ON CONTINENT (British Official Wireless.) Reed. 9 a.m. RUGBY, Dec. 15. Reference was made by Sir Philip Chetwode to the problem of sending parcels to prisoners of war at a meeting of the Red Cross and St. John Fund at St. James’ Palace. The meeting was attended by the Puke of Gloucester. Sir Philip said that up to the time France was defeated food and clothing were sent across the Channel to France and to some places in the Low Countries. These went to Geneva or direct to prison camps. When the crash came, the whole Continent of Europe, with the exception of Portugal, was closed. Sir Philip referred to transport difficulties at present obtaining. There was a short route through Lisbon and unoccupied France, but owing to railway conditions it might he three weeks before they could get food through from Lisbon, once they had handed it over to the Post Office, and at the present time 150,000 parcels were somewhere between Portugal and Geneva.
Red Ci'oss officials at Geneva were doing their best to place the parcels and to expedite them.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20431, 16 December 1940, Page 9
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