HC Deb 04 July 1940 vol 362 c1018W
Sir P. Hannon

asked the Home Secretary whether his attention has been called to a manifesto issued by the Communist Party of Great Britain, dated 22nd June, a copy of which has been sent to him, which embodies proposals and suggestions calculated to frustrate and embarrass His Majesty's forces in the prosecution of the war; and what action he proposes to take to suppress false and subversive propaganda of this character?

Sir A. Knox

asked the Home Secretary whether he has considered a manifesto, issued on 22nd June, by the Communist Party of Great Britain, a copy of which has been sent to him, which, by its advocacy of the class war, must adversely affect the united efforts of the country to bring the war against Germany to a successful conclusion; and what steps he proposes to take?

Sir J. Anderson

There is no difficulty in dealing under the existing law with people who are so misguided as to distribute these leaflets, but the manner and the scale on which they have recently been distributed raise issues of a wider character and these issues are now receiving the consideration which they undoubtedly deserve.