Italian POW in Egypt 1941

[Jim Mackay]

This cover was sent from Italy to a POW in Egypt in 1941. I can't make out the cachet which has been applied over the postmark.  The RHS disappears under the POW Censor label. The first word in the top line appears, and might be expected to be "PASSED" but there seem to be two "D"s. The lower line begins with "EAST" but I can't make out what follows.

Any thoughts?
Jim

[Michael Dobbs]

Jim

It looks like FPHS Type MEPW100:- P/W MIDDLE / EAST 0??  (I cannot make out the last two numbers).

"World War Two Censor Marks (2nd Edition)" Edited by Nick Colley (FPHS 2016) p.304

Mike