(Untitled), 28 Oct 1942

Item

Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 20/81/110

Scope and Contents

Telegram from WSC to Prime Minister of Canada [Mackenzie King], Prime Minister of Australia [John Curtin], and Prime Minister of New Zealand [Peter Fraser] marked "most secret and personal" regarding the tying up of prisoners of war. WSC states that he is currently awaiting the German reply to a protest conveyed through the Swiss government, and that no further measures will be taken without a full discussion with the Commonwealth Prime Ministers. He then describes his impression of what has been happening within Germany.

Dates

Creation: 28 Oct 1942

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