FOOD FOR PRISONERS OF WAR

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 76, 4 August 1941, Page 5

FOOD FOR PRISONERS OF WAR

REPRESENTATIONS TO GERMANY Rugby, Aug. 2. Information was recently received that the rations for British prisoners of war in German hands were reduced j on 3rd June in conformity with the re- j Auction in the food allowance for the 1 ! German civilian population. In actual fact, however, these reduced figures are ' no longer than the diet sheet known to! have been in force in several camps for some time past. • The Geneva Prisoners of War Conj vention provides that the food ration, for prisoners of war shall be equivalent in quantity and quality of that of depot troops. No information has been provided on the rations issued to depot troops since 3rd June. Repeated protests have been made to Germany concerning her failure to observe the terms of the convention as it applies to food rations. These rep re- , sentations are being renewed. The failure of Germany to fulfil these obligations fortunately does not mean that the health of British prisoners of war is likely to be env dangered. Food parcels arc being delivered in satisfactory numbers to the camps through the International Red Cross Committee, mainly from supplies sent out by the British Red Cros Society.— 8.0. W.