§ 31. Major Yorkasked the Postmaster-General whether he will now lift the restrictions on the number of air mail letter-cards which may be sent home by Servicemen in the C.M.F. and the M.E.F., and cancel the postage charge of 3d. on these letter-cards in order to conform to the practice of Allied armies in those areas.
§ The Postmaster-General (Captain Crookshank)The possibility of increasing the ration of homeward air letters is at present being considered by the Departments concerned and I will acquaint my hon. and gallant Friend when a decision is reached. So far as I am aware only the British and Dominion troops in the Middle East and Mediterranean theatres use the air letter, and in no case is it issued free.
§ Colonel ClarkeDoes my right hon. and gallant Friend appreciate that a concession of this kind might do a lot to prevent a very large number of matrimonial troubles which now, to my personal knowledge, are occurring with men who have been a long time abroad?
§ Captain CrookshankI do not know about matrimonial troubles. It is because we think it would be a very good thing, if we could increase the ration, that it is now being considered.