HC Deb 19 October 1915 vol 74 cc1614-5
89. Mr. GINNELL

asked the Postmaster-General whether his attention has been called to complaints made in America that some business cablegrams are intercepted and the charges made for their transmission appropriated here, while others are altered to the detriment of American trade; and whether he is willing that the facts of all such cases should be investigated by a neutral tribunal?

The POSTMASTER-GENERAL (Mr. Herbert Samuel)

No telegrams to or from America have been intercepted except by the Censorship Authorities and in accordance with Article 8 of the International Telegraph Convention. With respect to the refundment of charges levied, I would refer the hon. Member to my answer to a question on the 28th July last. The answer to the last part of the question is in the negative.