President Margaret Bryson has been directed to negotiate an exchange of Pow lists between North Vietnam and the US.

Miss Bryson was directed by the SRC on 9 April to write to the North Vietnamese Union of University Students seeking a list of all prisoners of war held in the Democratic Public of Vietnam (that is, North Vietnam).

She has also to write to the American Union of Students asking for a list of all North Vietnamese and other prisoners of war held by American forces in South Vietnam. If Miss Bryson is successful in obtaining the lists, they will be swapped between the two unions.

Mr Peter Craven, who proposed the SRC motion, had originally confined his suggestion to writing to the North Vietnamese Student Union only but his motion was amended to refer to both Unions. Mr Craven said his reasons for proposing the motion were humanitarian. "Anything that has a chance, no matter how remote, of relieving the suffering of those indirectly involved in the War is worth a try," he said.

"I don't think it will achieve anything but it's worth a try" said Margaret President when asked about the SRC directive.