At this time it was estimated that the Soviet Government held more than 100.000 German prisoners. most of whom had been convicted on various pretexts to hard labor and were therefore no longer considered war prisoners. During the period from May 1950 to August 1955. some 11.000 German prisoners were released by the USSR. and following a special plea by the West German Government during the negotiations leading to the exchange of diplomatic rpresentatives in September 1955. the Soviets released 11.000 additional prisoners. The Soviet Government has also refused to repatriate more than 100.000 German civilians deported during and after the war from East Germany and Eastern Europe. The United Nations Ad Hoc Commission on Prisoners of Wa: reported in September 1957 that the Soviet Government had not
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