HC Deb 03 June 1942 vol 380 cc663-4
40. Dr. Little

asked the Minister of Information why, after the correspondence of a member of His Majesty's Forces has been duly censored at headquarters, it is necessary to have it censored again by the civilian censorship; and whether he will issue instructions that all such correspondence is exempt from a second censorship which causes delay in delivery?

Mr. Bracken

My hon. Friend must be referring to letters censored by an officer in the senders' unit, some of which are subsequently re-examined by Service base censors. In some cases civilian examiners assist the base censors, but they do so on Service instructions. I will, therefore, bring my hon. Friend's suggestion to the notice of the Service Departments.