§ 9. Mr. SNELLasked the Under-Secretary of State for India if he can state the reason for the recent raid by officers of the Criminal Investigation Department on the Motilal Ghose Library in South Calcutta?
§ Earl WINTERTONNo, Sir. We do not receive in this country statements of the reasons for every warrant for search issued to the police in India.
§ Mr. SNELLIs the Noble Lord aware that out of twelve volumes seized on this occasion, eleven have been returned as not being out of order, and no action has been taken in regard to them?
§ Earl WINTERTONNo, I am not aware of the facts, because they do not come under my immediate cognisance or that of the Secretary of State. They are matters usually dealt with by the local authorities in India.