§ 15. Sir William Davisonasked the Minister of Information whether he can now inform the House as to the result of his inquiries with regard to recent complaints that criticism of the British Red Cross in letters between prisoners of war and their relatives in Great Britain have been blacked-out by the British censor; and in what circumstances, and by whose authority, has the action referred to above been taken by the British censor?
Mr. CooperThe War Office, in order that no unnecessary anxiety should be caused to relatives, from time to time, recommended to the Chief Postal Censor the deletion of passages in letters which contained criticism of the Red Cross that was clearly ill-founded and showed complete ignorance of the facts. The question has, however, been further considered and instructions given that in future these deletions will not be made.