As is known, the Florence Nightingale Medal is awarded every two years by the International Committee of the Red Cross, after being proposed by the National Societies to honour nurses and voluntary aids who by their selflessness, devotion to the principles of the Red Cross and perseverance have given proof of their high sense of duty towards others.

Only too aware of the distress throughout almost the whole of the Yemen as a result of the interminable conflict involving the Republican Government and the tribes which have remained loyal to the Imam El Badr, the ICRC has continued and even intensified its relief action.

A delegate of the International Committee, Mr. Jacques de Heller took part in the exchange of prisoners between Algeria and Morocco during the night of 14/15 April at Oujda on the frontier between the two countries. This concerned military personnel captured during the frontier conflict in the autumn of 1963. The exchange was assisted by the Moroccan and Algerian Red Crescent Societies. As usual, the ICRC had visited the prisoners whilst in detention and had distributed a certain amount of material relief.

The afternoon of April 14, 1964, at the headquarters of the League of Red Cross Societies was open house to the staff of the ICRC. After an address of welcome by the Secretary-General, Mr. H. Beer, on behalf of the League Secretariat, the visitors from the ICRC listened to extremely interesting talks by Mr. Gazay, Director a. i. of the Information Bureau, Mr. J. P. Robert-Tissot, Director of Relief Bureau and Mr. Ch. A. Schusselé, Director of the Junior Red Cross Bureau. The ICRC personnel were delighted to seize this opportunity of a more detailed insight into the various activities of the League.