Dutch prisoners of war in Java.

Dutch prisoners of war in Java. Of the total of about 40.000 prisoners of war in Japanese hands a good many live in P.O.W. camps in Java. Very little is known about conditions in these camps as no Red Cross representatives have been permitted by the Japanese to visit them. It is known that the prisoners keenly miss the absence of Red Cross parsels and regular mail from home. This photos believed to be the first of their kind, give some idea of life in these camps. P.O.W. cultivating the camp farm. NI 5786