compulsory work for
prisoners. Except for sanitary fatigue duties, prisoners have the whole
disposal of their own time. The numerous complaints provoked in other
countries by forced labour are entirely absent among the Ottoman
prisoners in Egypt.

Imaums take religious charge, and the prisoners have full liberty to
carry out their daily worship.

Correspondence is less active than elsewhere owing to the large
proportion of illiterate prisoners. Letters are long on the road because
of the great distances traversed. The censorship is carried out in a
liberal spirit and gives rise to no complaints. Money orders sent from
Turkey are paid in full; but their number, as well as that of parcels,
is restricted.

Assaults and corporal punishment are totally unknown in the camps. The
only disciplinary penalty, very seldom applied, consists of arrest for a
period fixed by the military authorities. We were happy to learn that
the discipline of the Turkish prisoners is excellent. Their own
commissariat officers exercise a good influence. We were ourselves
struck by the correct bearing of the men and their good humour. They
fully appreciate the English authorities' kindness to them.

To sum up, our conviction, based upon careful investigations, is that
the inspectors, commandants and officers of the camps treat the
prisoners with humanity and do all in their power to soften their lot.

We form the impression that the English Government's proposals
concerning repatriation of the interned civilians will soon bear fruit;
and we hope that this measure will be extended to all mutilated
prisoners of war.

CAIRO, _January, 1917_.

The Delegates of the Red Cross International Committee.
Dr. F. BLANCHOD.
F. THORMEYER.
EMMANUEL SCHOCH.

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