BATTLING war veteran Arthur Titherington is keeping up the pressure on British and Japanese governments with a letter of protest in Downing Street today.
The 76-year-old Witney man aims to hand in a letter from the Japanese Labour Camp Survivors' Association while Prime Minister Tony Blair plays host to Emperor Akihito.
The move follows Tuesday's protest by hundreds of old soldiers who turned their backs on the Emperor as he arrived at Buckingham Palace with the Queen.
Mr Titherington, of Church Green, is JLCSA chairman. He said: "Our Government should be supporting us in our claim. Labour, which previously made encouraging noises about our cause, has done a U-turn since it came into power."
Meanwhile, in a Tokyo high court today, the JLCSA's case for compensation of £13,000 a man from the Japanese Government for their sufferings in prisoner-of-war camps reaches its final stages.
Lawyers for both sides are presenting their final submissions. Judgement is expected in the next few months.
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