Red Cross Ship Refused Safe Passage by Japan
Rec. 10.35 p.m. Washington, Aug. 30. The chairman of the Red Cross, Mr Norman Davis, announced that the Japanese Government has refused to grant safe passage for a neutral ship to csrry food, clothing and medical supplies to American prisoners of war in Japan. The Japanese further declined to furnish the Red Cross with the names and addresses of prisoners. Mr. Davis said the refusals violate the international treaty. The Red Cross recently chartered the Swedish vessel Kanangoora at San Francisco, where the vessel has been awaiting sailing ordei-s fully loaded.
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Taranaki Daily News, 1 September 1942, Page 3
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