43. Mr. De la Bèreasked the Secretary of State for War whether in view of the fact that a number of relatives of prisoners of war in Malaya are not conversant with them, he will take steps to publicise the facilities which now exist for sending messages to prisoners of war in Malaya, via the All-India Radio Messages Service, Bantony, Simla.
§ Sir J. GriggI would refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave my hon. and 620 gallant Friend the Member for Chatham (Captain Plugge) on 9th June.
Mr. De la BèreBut will my right hon. Friend tell us whether this is really known to relatives and friends, who have dependants in Malaya?
§ Sir J. GriggThis is a service from India, and I said in the last two sentences of the answer I gave then:
This service is of doubtful value, and open to serious objection on security grounds. It is being curtailed, and may be discontinued altogether."—[OFFICIAL REPORT, 9th June, 1944; Vol. 400, c. 1653–4.]