§ 1. Mr. Robert Gibsonasked the Under-Secretary of State for India on what principle "Mein Kampf" is permitted unrestricted circulation in India, while publications by the late Right Hon. J. Ramsay MacDonald are banned there; and whether he will make a statement on the matter?
§ The Under-Secretary of State for India (Lieut.-Colonel Muirhead)I am not aware of any publication of the late Mr. Ramsay MacDonald having ever been banned in India. As regards "Mein Kampf" I have nothing to add to the answer I gave on this matter on 9th February.
§ Mr. SorensenWill the hon. and gallant Gentleman ask his predecessor for information concerning the banning of the books of the late Mr. J. Ramsay MacDonald?
§ Lieut.-Colonel MuirheadThe answer I have given is the best answer I could give from all the evidence and information in the possession of the Department.
§ Mr. SorensenIs not the hon. and gallant Gentleman aware that the late Mr. Ramsay MacDonald's books were banned at one time?
§ Lieut.-Colonel MuirheadNo, Sir. I have said that we are not aware in the Department of any ban ever having been imposed. It is true that there were once rumours of a ban being imposed, but they were without foundation.