French Help Prisoners
NEW YORK, Aug. 27. Mr. Reiman Morin, who returned on the Gripsholm, the diplomatic exchange vessel from Japan, when interviewed by the Associated Press, said there were about 2000 Australian war prisoners at Saigon, Indo-China. While their conditions were frankly not good, they were probably better off than an> others in the Orient. When the Australians came ashore from Malaya at Singapore, the natives wept at the sight of Australians, so emaciated and weak from undernourishment, being placed in an open , field in the dock area. The Australians were doing dock work when Mr. Morin saw them. They were still wearing their Array shorts nnd hats, and a" eared cheerful. They ’ooked 'ike troons working in a camp. Mr. Morin said that an interesting ' , ircumstan' , r wrs t’.at native Ammonites took a leading part in organising relief for the Australians, and the French people enthusiastically cooperated, contributing fruit, medical supplies, monev, pipes, razors, and other much needed items.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 67, Issue 206, 29 August 1942, Page 5
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