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Prisone r of War , Internment Camps and Gibraltar Camp , J amaica .
Mention has already been made of letters bei ng allowed between the husbands and
wives of the Pri soners and below is a cover to the Women' s Camp, from J. Berger,
Prisoner No. 471. The reverse bears POWC 3 dated the 29~ June , 1942.
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An example of a cover from the Red Cross Message Bureau, Kingston to Geneva i s
shown, it is franked at 2/2d with Kingston dater of the 8 th October with the year
plug omitted . It bears Coupon reponse handstamp in red, indicating a reply coupon
was enclosed for a reply. It also bears 0/5 handstamp of the Jamaican Postal
Censorship Service and on the reverse German Military re-sealing label and red
handstamp of the Paris Office of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht . The Bureau
assisted in enquiries regarding the whereabouts of prisoners and internees .
Red Cross Message Btlreau,
2 PORT RO'\'AL STREET, KINGSTON, JAMAICA, B. W.l.
+ Comit' In~eraatio'Ul de la Crow-. .... ~
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