§ 9. Mr. Liptonasked the Postmaster-General if he will make a statement on the work carried out in the Federal Telephone Exchange in Great Peter Street, Westminster.
§ Mr. BevinsThe Federal Telephone Exchange is a manual exchange giving direct connections between Ministers and senior officials of the Service and Civil Departments. It gives them the same kind of facilities often provided for the top executives in a commercial organisation by its private branch exchange. It has no other functions.
§ Mr. LiptonWhy is it necessary to surround this exchange with so much secrecy? Do not the Government have enough to hide without adding this telephone exchange to the list?
§ Mr. BevinsFar from there being any secrecy about this organisation, it has received far more publicity during the past week than any other part of the General Post Office.