File No. 763.72114/3567
The Ambassador in Italy ( Page) to the Secretary of State
[Received 9.05 p.m.]
1564. Department’s 1127, March 22, 3 p.m.1 Translation of Foreign Office note received today states:
The treatment for American citizens incorporated in the Royal Army who may be captured by the enemy will be completely the same as that of Italian prisoners of war. The Royal Government will provide for their clothing and food in the measure adopted for Italian prisoners of war, and in case of officers, will cause them to receive their pay in the same manner as is practiced for Italian officer prisoners, to be reimbursed at the end of the war. Finally, parcels of food can freely be sent to American prisoners of war through the American Red Cross from the stocks which this organization has at its disposal in Switzerland.