HC Deb 21 September 1939 vol 351 cc1076-7W
Mr. Sorensen

asked the Secretary of State for War whether the censorship of the mail to India is similar to that respecting the Dominions; if, and under what circumstances, censorship of the outgoing Indian mail operates in Great Britain; whether the sender is informed when the mail is censored and in the case of telegrams not delivered whether payments are refunded; and whether extracts from the British Press to India are liable to be censored?

Sir V. Warrender

As has been announced in the Press, correspondence to and from the British Dominions and Colonies will not, in general, be affected by the censorship, and this applies equally to India. Extracts from the British Press sent to India are, however, like other correspondence, liable to be censored. Senders will not be informed when the mail is censored, nor will payments be refunded when telegrams are not delivered.