WAR CRIMINALS (Hansard, 20 October 1943)

§ 1. Mr. Mander
asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will make it a condition of the armistice terms with Germany that the principal known war criminals should be at once handed over?

§ The Minister of State (Mr. Richard Law)
It is the intention of His Majesty's Government that adequate provisions of this nature shall be included in the armistice terms with Germany.

§ Mr. Rhys Davies
Is the Minister aware that a large number of people are very cynical about this proposal to punish war criminals, when they remember the stunt about hanging the Kaiser during the last war?

§ Mr. Law
I hope that we shall be able to avoid mistakes made last time.

§ Mr. Shinwell
Are these criminals to receive the same punishment as Badoglio?

§ Mr. Sorensen
Will this include accessories before the fact, some of whom live in this country?

§ Mr. Law
These matters are at present being discussed between the Governments of the United Nations. I do not think I can enter into them now.

§ Commander Locker-Lampson
What has happened to the castor oil king of Italy?