Full title reads: “EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS“.
Marsin, Turkey & British port in Middle East.
Name “Talma“ on side of a ship. Various shots of British prisoners of war who are to be exchanged for German men. Admiral Sir Walter Cowan onboard, he once commanded the cruiser “Repulse“ and was captured at Tobruk. Various shots of the British troops coming ashore from Talma at a Middle East port. They have been ’s (prisoners of war) and were exchanged for enemy prisoners. When they step ashore they are handed cigarettes by WRENS.
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