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Red Cross relief supplies arrive in Kobe for Allied POWs
Japanese announce arrival of American Canadian Red Cross and YMCA aid sent for prisoners of war. Cargo valued about 1.5 million dollars includes food medicine clothing and recreational items. International Red Cross delegate to oversee distribution to camps and ensure access to those long unmet. Previously ships Gripsholm carried shipments in 1942 and 1943.
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Washington
Red Cross
Kobe
Japan
Nakhodka
Vladivostok
Basil O’conner
YMCA
United States
Far East
International Committee of the Red Cross
American Red Cross
Diplomatic Exchange
Gripsholm
Peoel Narhor
Aaron
Liano
Pearl Harbor
A. C. Reagor