HC Deb 18 January 1944 vol 396 c47W
Sir Waldron Smithers

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the list of war criminals will include citizens of Great Britain who have committed acts of sabotage or fomented industrial strife or who have in any other way deliberately hindered the war effort.

Mr. George Hall

No, Sir. Offences such as my hon. Friend has in mind are not war crimes. Persons who offend against the laws of this country are brought to justice as soon as detected. No question arises of compiling a list of such persons or dealing with them through any international procedure.