EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS.
Lord Newton and General Sir Henry Belfield have returned to England on the conclusion of their mission to Switzerland in order to negotiate with the Turkish delegates on the prisoner question. The two main points secured are the inspection of camps by the protecting Legation (Dutch) and a nagreement with regard to the exchange of Turkish and British prisoners, the majority of the latter being Indians. The Turkish delegates had no precise knowledge of the number of British prisoners but estimated it at 10,000, while we hold about 50,000 Turks as prisoners. There will be a preliminary exchange of 1000 British invalid prisoners for 1500 invalid Turks.
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Taihape Daily Times, 6 March 1918, Page 3
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110EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS. Taihape Daily Times, 6 March 1918, Page 3
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