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German HospitalAngers Congress(Continued from page I)of the Geneva Convention on the treatment of prisoners. Others called for strong action against war criminals such as those responsible for the Heppenhetm atrocityThere was no immediate com ment from the State and War Departments, which apparently were awaiting an official report but it was expected that representations would be made as soon as the official report was forthcoming.The Geneva Convention provides for medical treatment of prisoners and food rations equal to those fed the capturing army.Persons familiar with the conditions in enemy prison camps.said here that the Heppenheimease apparently; represented the exception to the rule and that American prisoners generally havebeen treated by the Germans in accordance with the Geneva Convention.The major complaint has been insufficient food. The situation i* said to have been aggravated by a growing food shortage in GermanyThe flow of Red Cross packages and German rations in prison camps has been interrupted by a German transportation chuos resulting from the swift Alliedoffensive.The Red Cross reported that 25(1 trucks had been assigned to carry prisoner of war supplies bo Americans and Allies m Germany andthat another 100 would be shipped from this country next month
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Fri, Mar 30, 1945
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