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In June 1947 there were still some 275,342 German POWs in the United Kingdom. Over the months, relaxations of the restrictions governing their activity had followed thick and fast. An important milestone was passed when on 24 June Mr Bellenger announced in the House of Commons that, as from the middle of July, POWs-except those classified as ardent Nazis-would be allowed to draw part of their pay in sterling and to use shops, cinemas, restaurants, and public transport within a 5-mile radius of their camps. Pubs, however, were still theoretically out of bounds. So was fraternisation.
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© 1980 Miriam Kochan
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Kochan, M. (1980). ‘The Inevitable Course of Nature’. In: Prisoners of England. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-04979-0_20
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