§ Mr. Rees-Williamsasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many persons under 21 years of age have been convicted of offences in the British area in Berlin during the last six months; what are their nationalities; and of what offences have they been convicted.
§ Mr. J. HyndSix hundred persons under 21 years of age—all but two of whom were Germans—have been convicted in the British sector of Berlin during the last six months. The total number of 149W charges against these persons amounted to 633, made up as follows: stealing, 245; black market, 102; embezzlement, 90; fraud, 86; unlawful possession of firearms, 25; unlawful possession of property, 17; acts prejudicial or disrespectful to the Allied Forces, 14; traffic offences, 16; miscellaneous, 38; total, 633.
§ Mr. Rees-Williamsasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many persons are now awaiting trial in the British area in Berlin; what are their nationalities; for how long have they been detained; and what proportion of such persons consists of young people under the age of 21 years.
§ Mr. J. HyndOn 30th September, 1946, 342 persons, including 59 under 21 years of age, were awaiting trial in courts in the British sector of Berlin. All these are Germans except for two Netherlanders, one Belgian, one Pole, one Italian and one of uncertain nationality. 199 of them have been detained for less than three months and the remainder for more than three months.