§ 55. Mr. Dribergasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what steps are being taken to disseminate throughout the British zone of Germany the largest possible number of reports of the Nuremberg trials, both in full and in condensed versions, particularly of those passages in the evidence and cross-examinations in which there were admissions of guilt by the Nazi criminals.
§ Mr. J. HyndExtensive publicity has already been given to the Nuremberg Trial and we shall take any additional opportunity for further dissemination throughout the British zone. The Trial has been reported throughout by the Press, wireless and newsreels. Pamphlets containing the opening speeches of the chief prosecutors and 100,000 copies of the judgment have been distributed in the British zone. 40 copies of Stationery Office publications which include the indictment and the speeches of the chief prosecutors at the opening of the Trial, and at the close of the case against each individual defendant, have been sent to German authors and editors. The verbatim reports of the proceedings, also published by the Stationery Office, are being sent to Germany as each part becomes available. A book about the Trial entitled "The Nuremberg Documents," has been approved for publication by a licensed German publisher. Reports of admissions of guilt by Nazi leaders have been given prominence by the German Press and radio.
§ Mr. DribergApart from the publicity to which my hon. Friend has referred, most of which is purely ephemeral and will soon pass from the minds of German 1663 people, will plenty of paper be available for a large number of copies of the book to be published?
§ Mr. HyndWe hope to find ways and means of making available in the early future sufficient paper for all official records, and for reports for popular consumption in Germany. But it must be recognised that at present within Germany the paper shortage is one of our difficulties.
§ Major Legge-BourkeMay I ask the hon. Gentleman whether it is an official publication or, if by private authorship, by whom?
§ Mr. HyndThere is a book called "The Nuremberg Documents" which is being published as a Control Office selected book for distribution in Germany and Austria in the German language. We expect that we shall soon have at our disposal very considerable editions of another book which will be published in that country.
§ Flight-Lieutenant CrawleyIn view of the fact that statements made by the prisoners on the scaffold counteract to a large extent the effect of the publication of the trial, has the Minister made any representations to the American zone authorities on this subject?