68. Miss Wardasked the Secretary of State for War whether he will make a statement on the duties of the chief postal censor; where the head office is; and what arrangements are made to ensure that, in the pursuance of his duties, he does not interfere with the normal flow of trade, and with the transmission of approved documents such as Cmd. 6106 to neutral or Empire countries or the United States of America?
§ Mr. Hore-BelishaThe Chief Postal Censor is in charge of the Department which deals with the censorship of letter mails. The head office is situated in Liverpool. Private letters and commercial 685 letters which are delivered to the Chief Postal Censor in the morning of any one day are, as a general rule, all cleared and despatched by the evening of the same day. Documents such as Cmd. 6106 may be transmitted to neutral countries by firms who have obtained a permit for this purpose. There is no restriction whatsoever on the transmission by post of such documents to Empire countries and the United States of America.