HC Deb 05 November 1940 vol 365 c1215W
Mr. Lipson

asked the Secretary of State for War why the concession to send telegrams at inland rates to members of His Majesty's forces applies to Malta, Egypt, Palestine, Cyprus, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Aden and East Africa and not to India; and will he extend it to India, as soldiers serving in India are also concerned about the well-being of their families in England?

Mr. Law

The concession telegram service at inland rates to the countries mentioned has been introduced as a temporary measure until such time as a better postal service can be maintained. This service involves considerable technical difficulties, and I regret that it is not practicable to extend it to countries where the postal services, although abnormal, are much more favourable than to the Middle East.

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