§ 9. Mr. Ralph Ethertonasked the Secretary of State for War whether, to safeguard vital works and docks, he will take steps to require persons, including casual labour, employed at such places to produce national registration identity cards marked by the police vouching as far as possible their bona fides for employment as such vital places?
§ Mr. EdenMy hon. Friend will appreciate that it is not in the national interest to make a public statement on this subject.
§ Mr. EthertonWill my right hon. Friend bear in mind the importance of excluding certain Communist elements from this kind of work?