PRISONERS OF WAR
CENSORING OF PARCELS (P.A.) WELLINGTON, this . day. The prisoners of'war inquiry office, Wellington, states that the neglect of some next-of-kin to 1 study the official brochure is likely to hold up the censoring of parcels because very large numbers are coming in with the name and address of the senders on the Red Cross label, acknowledgment cards not enclosed, and duplicate contents slips- either entirely left out or only one filled in. . A cable message received from the Red Cross Commissioner in the Middle East announces that personally addressed parcels -from Cairo to New Zealand prisoners of war are now totally prohibited. Acknowledgments of quarterly parcels are now coming in freely. This week alone 280 cards have been received, practically all from Stalag 88. The office requests next-of-kin tc forward copies of apy letters they have received from camp 1 ’ PG 58, written in April or at the end of March. - ‘ - - ' yh<i The number of officially notified prisoners is now 6213, with 12 unofficial. .
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20876, 31 August 1942, Page 5
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167PRISONERS OF WAR Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20876, 31 August 1942, Page 5
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