WAR PRISONERS

Timaru Herald, Volume CLVI, Issue 23083, 23 December 1944, Page 5

WAR PRISONERS

New Zealanders Visited (N.Z.P.A.) WELINGTON, Dec. 22. The Prisoners-of-War Inquiry Office Headquarters has received by cable a report of a visit by a Red Cross representative to Stalag XVIIIA, on October 28. There were approximately 1320 New Zealanders there at the time. Red Cross parcels still constituted an Indispensable supplement to the food rations. Although the arrival of food parcels was irregular on account of transport difficulties there was a reserve on hand sufficient for a month. The clothing was good. Ninety ner cent, of the prisoners were possessors of two uniforms. Stalag 20A was visited in July, when 70 New Zealanders were there. The general impression of the camp was good. Their library contained 2500 books, and work detachments had small libraries, changing books from time to time at the main stalag. The camp leader at Stalag 344 has cabled through the Red Cross seasonal greetings on behalf of New Zealanders at the camp, and gratitude to the Joint Council for its efforts to make life in prisoner-of-war camps more pleasant.