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may be notified in the event of any ness being available about him. It will be advisable to notify any change of your address to the:-
Enquiries and Casualties department,
Colonial Office,
15, Whitehall,
London, S.. 1.
With regard to conditions in the camp you may be interested to read the enclosed copy of a statement made by the Foreign Secretary in the House of Commons on the 10th November. This statement was based largely on first-hand, information given by a most reliable
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British person who was himself interned in Stanley Camp up to the 29th of July when he was sent back to Shanghai and later repatriated to this country, and though I realise that it largely covers what you ust know yourself from experience, it carries the story on for another nonth. We have also received information, quite recently, from the International Red Cross delegato in Hong Kong that he is visiting Stanley Camp regularly where, he says, "conditions are satisfactory".
The food question is, of course, the serious problem. The Japanese have refused to allow relief ships to be sent to the Far East, so it is impossible to arrange for the organisation and maintenance of e regular supply system. They did, however, agree to supplies being loaded at Lorenco Marques on the Japanese ships returning from that port in connection with the recent exchange. Full advantage vas taken of this and about 4000 tons of food, clothing and medical supplies were loaded on the two ships to available capacity. Of this, 1030 tons were consigned to Hong Kong and we have heard from the International Red Cross delegate that the stores have arrived and been partially distribute in the camp where they were greatly appreciated. Further stores have been
co
o Marques so that no opportunity
may