§ Mr. MACLEANasked the Home Secretary why permission has been withheld from the publication of certain information in a hook on the late Sir Roger Casement, in view of recent instances of the publication of official information with impunity?
Sir W. JOYNSONHICKSIt was announced in the Press that the book would contain extracts from documents of a secret nature. The author was accordingly warned that this would involve an offence under the Official Secrets Act, and lie at once abandoned the project. I am not aware of the similar instances referred to in the latter part of the question