§ 69. Mr. VARLEYasked the Postmaster-General whether, in view of the fact that the British Broadcasting Company has given assurances that its wireless talks would not be used for the broadcasting of political propaganda, any representations have been made to the company with regard to the wireless talk broadcast by the company from London on the night of 8th June, in which an attack was made on the Government of the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics?
§ The ASSISTANT POSTMASTER-GENERAL (Viscount Wolmer)I am assured that the British Broadcasting Company do their best to exclude from broadcasting addresses anything in the nature of political propaganda; and, judging by the rarity of complaints, their efforts are generally successful. The address in question, if considered in its entirety, does not appear to me to transgress the limits of what may properly be broadcasted.
§ Mr. VARLEYMay I take it that the Government will prevent, as far as possible, propaganda being broadcasted, or alternately make provision for the broadcasting of all points of view?
§ Viscount WOLMERYes, Sir.
§ Mr. J. JONESI will make a speech one night which will paralyse them.