▁Karl - Al bre cht ▁Engel , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁inter ne es ▁from ▁the ▁camp , ▁reported ▁in ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁the ▁German ▁government : ▁ ▁“ We ▁grew ▁tan ▁and ▁sw elled ▁up ▁like ▁d ough n uts ▁from ▁the ▁good ▁me al . ▁Three ▁hot ▁me als ▁a ▁day , ▁starting ▁with ▁eggs ▁and ▁sa us ages ▁in ▁the ▁morning ▁and ▁ending ▁with ▁o yst ers ▁or ▁meat ▁and ▁pot atoes ▁for ▁dinner . ▁The ▁can teen ▁sold ▁three ▁kinds ▁of ▁be er ." ▁ ▁Re pat ri ation ▁ ▁E cuador ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁war ▁came ▁to ▁a ▁close , ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁intern ed ▁E cuador ians ▁in ▁American ▁det ention ▁cam ps ▁began ▁request ing ▁permission ▁to ▁return ▁home ▁to ▁E cuador ▁( Be cker ▁ 3 1 7 ). ▁Camil o ▁P once , ▁The ▁E cuador ian ▁Minister ▁for ▁Foreign ▁Rel ations , ▁agreed ▁to ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁requests , ▁stating ▁“ the ▁majority ▁of ▁them , ▁if ▁not ▁all , ▁are ▁individuals ▁who ▁have ▁lived ▁most ▁of ▁their ▁lives ▁in ▁this ▁country ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁leave ▁of ▁their ▁own ▁free ▁will ”. ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁E cuador ian ▁Amb assador , ▁Gal o ▁Pla za , ▁pet ition ed ▁the ▁secretary ▁of ▁state ▁for ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁A xis ▁country ▁national s ▁still ▁in ▁intern ment ▁cam ps , ▁not ing ▁the ▁just ification ▁for ▁deport ing ▁these ▁residents ▁was ▁“ to ▁prevent ▁them ▁from ▁eng aging ▁in ▁sub vers ive