Payments to Begin for Former POWs
From Times Wire Reports
Thousands of British servicemen held prisoner by the Japanese during World War II will begin receiving payments today from the British government of $14,500 each.
The compensation is part of a landmark plan announced in November that will ultimately cover up to 16,700 former prisoners or their widows. Government officials said payments would be sent immediately to 14,000 people.
Beatings, starvation and executions were common among the Allied prisoners held by Japan.
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