§ 72. Mr. Thurtleasked the Minister of Information how many of each issue of "Soviet News" is published in this country; how often it is published; and if, so far as the British Government is concerned, its editor enjoys complete freedom to publish any kind of propaganda he may think fit.
§ Mr. BurkePaper is made available to the Soviet Embassy in London for printing 12,000 copies per issue of the daily "Soviet News" and' 75,000 copies per issue of "Soviet Weekly." The editor enjoys the same freedom as the editor of any British paper in this country.
§ Mr. ThurtleDo I understand that there are published in this country in English twice as many issues of this publication as are published in Russia in Russian by the British Government?
§ Mr. BurkeYes, but you have to take into consideration the fact that the "British Ally" has 12 pages and the "Soviet News" only four.