§ 19. Colonel Burtonasked the Minister of Information the reason why the pamphlet "The Battle of Britain" is not allowed to be circulated abroad except through the Stationery Office; and whether he will cause the ban to be removed, so that this propaganda may reach a very much larger public through private persons?
Mr. CooperMy hon. and gallant Friend is mistaken in thinking that this pamphlet is not allowed to be circulated abroad except through the Stationery Office. Every available means is being used to ensure that it receives the widest possible publicity abroad.
§ Mr. R. C. MorrisonWill the Minister take steps to see that there are available a few copies in the Vote Office, as I have been endeavouring to get a copy ever since it was published?
§ Mr. ThorneIs the Minister aware that it is almost impossible to get a copy of this book on any of the bookstalls, and does he not agree that there should De some means whereby Members of Parliament can get one? If it had not been for his good offices, I should never have got a copy.
Mr. CooperI know there has been a shortage, because the demand has proved to be greater than anticipated, but the shortage will soon be met, if it has not been met already, and efforts will be made to see that copies are available on all bookstalls.