Professor Etienne, member of the ICRC, was in Angola from 30 August to 13 September 1975. He was accompanied by Mr. F. Schmidt, delegate general for Africa and head of the ICRC Relief Division.

The idea to create a Red Cross Institute goes back quite a number of years. Very soon after the Second World War, suggestions were made to found in Geneva a place where people could meet and exchange views on the development of the spiritual heritage of the Red Cross.

Prisoners. — The ICRC obtained from the authorities concerned a general agreement concerning its tasks under the Conventions on behalf of civilian and military prisoners (visits to camps, releases and repatriations).

For a number of years, the ICRC has been publishing and offering to National Societies an illustrated school textbook, supplemented by a teacher's manual to help teachers make effective use of the textbook. This has made an active contribution to spreading knowledge of Red Cross principles and the Geneva Conventions among the young people of the world. The two books have been very widely distributed, as the International Review has noted from time to time.