LATEST REPORTS ON PRISON CAMPS

Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23967, 7 June 1943, Page 2

LATEST REPORTS ON PRISON CAMPS

(P A) WELLINGTON, June 5. Headquarters of the Prisoners of War Inquiry Office has received cabled information regarding an official visit to Stalag VIIIB carried out in March. Clothing conditions have improved considerably, prisoners in working detachments now being provided with two suits, and old suits are constantly washed, repaired, and reissued. The German authorities have advised that repair workshops haVe been established in all camps, and camp commandants have instructions that all repair material supplied must be used exclusively for prisoners. From Italy came advice that shoe repair tools are available in prison camps and that the International Red Cross, Geneva, supplies materials to all camps. Notification has been received that Camp PG 47PM 3200, Italy, is situated at Piacenza, just south of Milan. Two lists of civilian internees In Ghangi Camp, Singapore, and other Malayan camps have been received and circulated to Red Cross and St. John centres, where they may be inspected. A revised map showing the location of camps in Germany and Italy has been published and will be posted to next-of-kin in a week or 10 days. Kit bags or articles of a similar nature included by next-of-kin in quarterly parcels must not have any lettering Or numbers stencilled on them. This applies also to flour bags for wrapping. A clean portion must be used.