Former POW on compensation

Title

Former POW on compensation

Genre

Interview

TX Date

29 Aug 1980

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:02:23

Description

Interview with former German Prisoner of War, James Smalley, on money still owed to POWs by the British Government under the terms of the Geneva Convention. The money was deducted from pay while they were held in captivity during the Second World War. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

James Smalley

Keywords

Human rights; Government; UK; Compensation; Rights of prisoners; Germany; Second World War (1939-1945); International instruments; Prisoners of War; James Smalley

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