§ 42. Mr. Granvilleasked the Secretary of State for War, which authority is responsible for the design and issue of lire notes in allied military currency; and whether the printing of the "Four 2000 Freedoms" in English on the back of each currency note is for the purposes of propaganda or is a declaration of Allied peace aims.
Mr. HendersonThe British and American Governments are jointly responsible for the design and issue of these notes. The "Four Freedoms" were printed on the back of the notes as representing an expression of sentiments by the President of the United States, which have found general support among the United Nations.
§ Mr. GranvilleBut in view of the fact that this currency is circulated in the shops of the liberated countries, does not the hon. and learned Gentleman think that it would be more effective if this currency were printed in the language of the country, particularly the reference to the "Four Freedoms" of the Atlantic Charter?
Mr. HendersonI am afraid I am not responsible for that. The notes were printed in the United States.
§ Mr. SorensenMay I ask whether freedom from hunger was included?