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Show REPORT ARMY j CASUALTIES 1 WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. Revocation l n September of a war department or- liH 'der by which the American Red Cross H was not permitted to make public the I B I names obtained by its agencies of :H American casualties was explained to- j'H day by William R. Castle, Red Cross .j director of communication at the sen- , jH ate military committee's investigation ''' ; of delays in reporting casualties. j 'H Mr. Castle said the ruling was Irk- till some as It was the purpose of the or- ';jjH ganizatlon to inform families of sol- LI dlcrs as soon as possible. "The un- !,iH justness of the order," he said, "caused !' H Red Cross officials to appeal to tho jiH department with tho result that tha jH order was cancelled on September 27." 'ifl Records of wounded men were ob- ''-iH tained by the Red Cross from hospit- jkjl als and were personal and accurate, I H Mr. Castle said, and reports of sol- H diers killed were sent from the field, M as soon as checked. Very little time H was lost in transmitting the data to H tho Red Cross headquarters here and ! I In many cases, Mr. Castle said, it was j II well ahead of the war department ro- Ji H ports. i H |