§ Mr. Eden(by Private Notice) asked the Prime Minister if his attention has been called to the report that the hanging of those condemned at Nuremberg is to be filmed and whether His Majesty's Government is taking every action which may be in its power to prevent the public exhibition of any such films or photographs.
§ The Prime MinisterYes, Sir, my attention has been called to this report. It is inaccurate. The Allied Control Council, on which His Majesty's Government are represented, decided last week that no cinematograph film or photograph should be taken of the execution. Photographs of the bodies will be taken after death by an official photographer accompanied by a representative of each of the four Powers, for record purposes. This will be the only photograph allowed There has been no decision of the Control Council on the question of publication of these photographs. For my own part I should be strongly opposed to their publication.