EXCHANGE Of PRISONERS.
BRITISH EXPLANATION. ''.Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.? (Neuter's Telegram.) LONDON, May 17. The Press Bureau issues the following) statement:' — In order to correct a misapprehension, it is officially stated that the Government has for a considerable period advocated the release of fit combatant .prisoners of war for internment m a neutral country, but not for repatriation. It has only been possible to apply . the policy to officers and non-commissioned officers, because Germany has hitherto refused it to privates. As regards repatriating fit combatants, the Government has always acted m consultation with her Allies m the best way possible.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14608, 18 May 1918, Page 3
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101EXCHANGE Of PRISONERS. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14608, 18 May 1918, Page 3
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