Major DAVIESasked the Under Secretary of State for War (1) whether the German Government has threatened punitive measures on all British airmen falling into their hands who are discovered to be in possession of printed matter for propaganda purposes; if so, whether the threats will have any influence on our activities in this direction; and what retaliatory steps the War Office proposes to take in the event of any punishment being inflicted upon our airmen by the German military authorities; and (2) whether German Gothas have recently been brought down near Paris carrying leaflets and other printed matter; and what steps are being taken to distribute propaganda and leaflets in enemy countries through the medium of the Air Service?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONI would refer my hon. and gallant Friend to the reply given by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the 13th instant, to which I can add nothing.