PRISONERS’ PARCELS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 21 August 1943, Page 3

PRISONERS’ PARCELS

NO DESPATCH TO ITALY MEANTIME DUE TO CONFUSED MILITARY SITUATION. ADVICE TO NEXT-OF-KIN. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON. This Day. On account of the military situation surrounding Italy, the Prisoners of War Inquiry Office has cabled regarding the next-of-kin quarterly parcels located there. The British Red Cross have advised that they are temporarily holding up the despatch of further cigarette and other parcels to Italy, in in the hope of the position becoming much clearer.

Next-of-kin are advised that parcels for Italian camps posted in the last few days are now being held in the rest active packing centres at Wellington, Christchurch, Auckland and Dunedin and next-of-kin who have the label in hand in connection with the quarterly parcel for Italy are requested to hold it and not post the parcel until the Inquiry Office receives further information from International Red Cross.

Advice has ben received from the International Red Cross at Geneva that an acknowledgement card had been received, signed by the British prisoners' representative at Stalag VIII B„ acknowledging receipt of a consignment of 3600 razor blades from Geneva, which were part of the regular despatch of blades arranged and paid for from the Sick and Wounded National Patriotic Funds.