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Howard F. Bresee to POW next of kin, October 15, 1943

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Howard F. Bresee to POW next of kin, October 15, 1943

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Howard F. Bresee to POW next of kin, October 15, 1943

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  • 15 October 1943 REVISED JAPANESE MAILING INSTRUCTIONS PRISONER OF WAR INFORMATION BUREAU OFFICE OF THE PROVOST MARSHAL GENERAL WASHINGTON, 25, D. C. The Provost Marshal General, being charged with the responsibility of furnishing all available Information concerning American Prisoners of War, has directed that the following Information be given to every Interested person. When a member of the armed forces of the united States has been officially reported Interned as a prisoner of war by the Japanese Government ordinary mall may be sent, postage free, through regular postal channels by relatives and friends. It Is not necessary to send prisoner of war mail to this office for forwarding. You are also advised not to attempt to correspond with a member of our armed forces whom you believe to be held as a prisoner of war until you have first determined his official status from- this Bureau because only those letters which are addressed to officially reported prisoners of war will be permitted to go forward by the Postal Censor. The importance of correctly addressing prisoner of war mail cannot be too strongly emphasized. in this connection, The international Red Cross, Geneva, Switzerland, has reported as follows: "Among the 100,000 messages received In Tokyo, more than 700 letters addressed to American and British prisoners of war could not reach their destination because the addresses were not sufficiently clear. The Japanese authorities have created a special post office, connected with the prisoners of war camp In Tokyo, which Is In charge of distribution of mail to prisoners. The staff of this post office Is composed of American and British officers. These officers point out that the Insufficient addresses make it difficult, if not impossible, to forward these letters. The name and first name are not enough; there may be a few prisoners of the same name. Besides, these prisoners of war with similar names are often interned In camps many hundred miles apart*. Strict adherence to the instructions in this circular will facilitate censoring and the ultimate delivery of prisoner of war mall. When addressing prisoner of war mall, the rank, complete name (including the middle Initial or middle name), prisoner of war number (when known) and place of Internment or camp number (when known) shall be used. The face of the envelope should be prepared as follows when the place of internment Is not known: Prisoner of War Mall ~ '" Postage Free (Insert Rank and Complete Name here), American Prisoner of War, (# when known), c/o Japanese Red Cross, Tokyo, Japan, Via: New York, New York. / 24-55025A8CD
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