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ever got to Ireland we don't know. To date there has been no reply to it and at the moment we would like to have that money for other cases as well as the support of the internees, though it will be harder to ret the latter out of am now.....
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IRISH IN PRISOMERS OF WAR CALTS
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We have no information about hese mumbers of these excent that we know there are quite a few. These Camps are under the Military authorities and its very difficult to get any information about the men in them. They include not only soldiers of the Regular army Royal Scots, Canadians, Navy men etc., but also thousands of young men who were in the local Volunteer Force (there wasn't much volunteering about it as most men had to join or lose their jobs).
We are sending parcels to the Irish, in the Civilian Internment Camp which are distributed by a Committee of Irishmen inside the Camp and are given to the most needy cases. But so far we have been unable to do anything for Irishmen who are in the prisoner-of-war camps.....
DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS FROM IRISH RED CROSS. URGENT LISIONARY BUSINESS ENABLES WRITER TO VISIT MACAU.
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"After much consideration (on receipt of the welcome gift from the Irish Red Cross we made up our minds that Overseas Irish should share in the benefit of this gift equally with native-born Irish. We felt that the Irish people having got so much help from Ivish in America, Canada, Australia, etc., in times of need would like us to remember that when we found Irish-Americans, etc., in need here. We have therefore helped all who, having got Irish Neutrality Passes, can prove that they are in need of help. At the same time we felt that with the many calls on its resources we could hardly expect the rish Red Cross to send us more money for some time and that therefore we should use the fund very sparingly.
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in the Civilian Camps therefore received only about £8 worth of presents per week and, as I mentioned the prisoners-of-war camps have had nothing. These two classes are at least sure of some kind of food. But those outside with neutrality passes must starve when their money runs out if we cannot help them. So all our efforts are to make the money go as far as possible for these. We have aimed to try to make the funds last twelve months but the rising cost of living and the fact that very soon all Irish civilians will be on the list makes it doubtful whether we shall not have to appeal again before many. months are passed. If such a contingency should arise we trust the Irish Red Will come to our assistance with the
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