Russia Returns Emaciated Prisoners
Received Sunday, 7 p.m. ; n . ; BERLIN, Jau. 29. Tke British 'autiiori'ties Stated that 43.4 per cent. of a recent contiageal of tiennan war prisoners repatriated from Russia, had to be sent to hospita: as soon as they arrived, sulfering from malnutrition and cardiac and.circuLatory disorders. There was also a higlt percentage of hospital cases among the prisoners returning from Poland. In Washington diplomatic soufce.said Russia ; had rejeeted a YVestern Power demand for information on the number of German war prisoners stiJi being held in the Soviet Unioa. Inform ants said the Rnssian reply was delivered to the American Embassy. at JMoscow on January 24. They said Rossia indirectly admitted violating'the repatriation agreement by aUegingvtiint he Western Powefs were^ jto; jolameilfof i ^ ■ t J J » ' ? » i ^ the delay in retufningi pr|soners. rr The' Soviet Note p roniised -tliat ' re|>.a|jria'tio|D would be completiad j The United StateB, ~ Britain ah"j: Franee sent Notes to Mosgow ear^ithtfe month ashing^why Rus^jliaCd-^&tt'com-j plied with 'thetvFour Powers a'gi-ee'i\ieni? to repatriate all German prisoners by Decemher*31/;i948.' -The United Htate.4 Note estiinateu that Russia -was still holding about 443,000 Germans.
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Chronicle (Levin), 31 January 1949, Page 2
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