PARCELS FOR PRISONERS
(P.A.) WELLINGTON, Dec. 12. The repacking and censoring departments of the Prisoners of War Inquiry Office have had to remove a largo number of coloured shirts from the quarterly parcels to men in Italian camps. Only khaki shirts are allowed. Recent advice from one cam]) leader is that individual parcels were arriving intact, with the exception that some civilian clothing had been confiscated, mainly shirts. _ The office is asking for copies of the latest letters from men in camp P. 0.05.
The total number of prisoners is still just over 8000.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXIII, Issue 12, 12 December 1942, Page 5
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94PARCELS FOR PRISONERS Manawatu Standard, Volume LXIII, Issue 12, 12 December 1942, Page 5
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