Defense Minister Moshe Dayan disclosed in the Knesset today that Egypt has permitted representatives of the International Red Cross to visit all Israeli prisoners of war in Egyptian custody, in compliance with international law. Replying to questions from the floor, Dayan said that General Headquarters of the Israeli armed forces were in constant touch with the IRC representatives here on matters relating to the application of the 1949 Geneva Convention of POWs. He said the Foreign Ministry was maintaining contact with the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva and with friendly governments and other institutions concerned with the matter. Replying to questions about the Egyptian arms build-up in the Suez standstill cease-fire zone, Dayan said the Egyptians have received 250 medium and heavy artillery pieces in addition to operational SAM-2 and SAM-3 Missile batteries.
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