§ 67. Mr. HIGHAMasked the Prime Minister whether he has information regarding the intensive and continuous film and Press propaganda which is now being carried out in the Argentine and in South America generally by the United States Government; whether his attention has been called to the fact that the United States official committee of public information has established branches in the principal South American capitals and is attached to the United States embassies; that a free news service is supplied to the South American press, with the result that for months, past every newspaper throughout South America has published daily propaganda in its news columns as to the efforts, resources, and prosperity of the United State; and whether he will cause instructions to be given to His Majesty's commercial attachés in South America to furnish a Report on the activities of the United States official committee of public information; and to state what steps are being taken to make provision for Great Britain and the Empire to be similarly represented?
§ Mr. C. HARMSWORTHMy attention has been drawn to the matter referred to by my hon. Friend. The Government is giving careful attention to the question of commercial propaganda in South America and other countries.