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Prisoners of War (Russia and Germany).

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — China. – in the House of Commons at on 19 November 1941.

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Photo of Major-General Sir Alfred Knox Major-General Sir Alfred Knox , Wycombe

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will do all in his power to obtain permission for a mission from the International Red Cross to visit the camps for German prisoners of war in Russia, and equally to obtain permission for a similar mission to visit the camps for Russian prisoners of war in Germany?

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