§ 35. Rear-Admiral Morgan Gilesasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether a British Serviceman who becomes the captive of a foreign Power is still required by Service Regulations to state only his name, rank and number.
§ Mr. ReynoldsUnder current instructions, a Serviceman who is captured is required to give only his name, rank, service number and date of birth.
§ Rear-Admiral Morgan GilesWill the Government discuss with their allies the suggestion that in future Servicemen should be absolved from these restrictions 465 so that, when Communist propaganda is extracted under duress from any of our men who may have been taken prisoner, it will be known in advance to be nonsense?
§ Mr. ReynoldsI am willing to discuss this matter with any of our allies at any time, but it is nothing like as simple as the hon. and gallant Gentleman tends to make out.