File No. 763.72114/3620
The Ambassador in Great Britain ( Page) to the Secretary of State
[Received May 15, 4.46 p.m.]
10070. Your 6976, March 21. Foreign Office informs me that British Government regard such prisoners in every respect as if they were British-born subjects and would not consider their status of belligerents as in any way affected by a notification on the part of enemy governments that they were considered as American prisoners of war. In connection with parcels outside food, an adequate allowance of food is regularly sent under official control to all British prisoners and despatch of supplementary parcels is considered undesirable and therefore prohibited. If, however, United States Government wish to forward extra supplies through American Red Cross to American subjects in British Army who have been made prisoners, British Government would not desire offer any objection.