40 Per Cent. Of British P.O W. Freed In Italy

Northern Advocate, 1 October 1943, Page 3

40 Per Cent. Of British P.O W. Freed In Italy

OTTAWA, September 30

A substantial proportion

British prisoners of war in Italy have been released, said Mi*. Malcolm MacDonald at a Press Conference. A Red Cross official had informed him that 40 per cent, will probably get away. Most of these nohv free were from southern Italy. The position of those held behind the German lines in the north was more difficult, therefore he could not estimate how many might make their way through to Allied territory. Mr. MacDonald said it was perfectly clear that the Germans’ plan was to make an impregnable fortress of as large a portion of Europe as possible, hoping to prolong the war and thus obtain a compromise peace. Mr. MacDonald concluded that Europe must be invaded from north or west or from both, therefore communications from supply bases in Canada and the United States to Europe must be kept intact.