§ Mr. Sorensenasked the Prime Minister whether his attention has been drawn to German propaganda containing certain allegations, particularly against the British judiciary, made by a British subject named Wicks, now resident in Germany; and whether he will take steps, either through the British Broadcasting Corporation or otherwise to refute these allegations and make the facts known in Germany?
§ Mr. ButlerI am surprised that such importance should have been attributed in the German Press to the unsupported allegations of an individual regarding the British judicial system. I am satisfied that there is no basis what so-ever for these allegations concerning a case which has been fully heard by a judge and jury and by the Court of Criminal Appeal and has also formed the subject746W of judicial proceedings before a registrar in bankruptcy. I understand that the B.B.C. would normally include in their broadcasts in German any statement likely to correct German misapprehensions about this country and I have no doubt that they will do so in the present case.