Mr. RICHARDSONasked the Home Secretary for what reason F. L. Kehrhahn is kept in internment; if he is supposed to be undergoing a sentence of imprisonment; if not, why he is subjected to prison food and prison regulations; and, if he be simply interned as a person it is not desirable to have at liberty, if he will see that he is given better conditions in regard to food, associates, and visitors?
§ Sir G. CAVEI have dealt fully with this case in many previous replies, and have explained that Kehrhahn is interned under No. 14 B of the Defence of the Realm Regulations because, after careful consideration by the Advisory Committee and by successive Home Secretaries, it has been deemed necessary in the interests of the public safety and the defence of the realm that he should not be at large. He is not subject to the ordinary prison rules, but receives the same treatment as other persons interned at Brixton, which corresponds as nearly as possible to that of persons interned elsewhere under the Regulation.
§ Sir R. COOPERasked the Home Secretary if Baron von Nettleblatt has been allowed out of camp since his internment; if so, for what purpose; and was he under constant supervision during his liberation?
§ Sir G. CAVEI am informed that there is no record of Baron von Nettelbladt's having ever had leave of absence from the camp. Certainly no such leave has ever been given by the Home Office.