HC Deb 31 January 1945 vol 407 cc1460-1W
Mr. Hynd

asked the Minister of Information whether any other publications have been refused the right of export or import under circumstances and for reasons similar to those governing the restrictions imposed on publications of the body known as Jehovah's Witnesses; and if he will give a list of such banned publications.

Mr. Bracken

I am circulating a list of the publications which at various periods during the war have been subject to an export ban similar to that imposed on the publications of Jehovah's Witnesses. The latter papers have also been subject to a prohibition on import because they have in the main been produced outside this country and were imported at the cost of valuable shipping space, partly for circulation here and partly for re-export.

The following is the list:

  • "Daily Worker."
  • "Action."
  • "The Week."
  • "Russia To-day."
  • "Russia To-day Newsletter."
  • "Challenge."
  • "World News and Views."
  • "Inside the Empire."
  • "The New Propeller."
  • "Action News Service."
  • "People's Post."
  • "Headline."
  • "Free Press."
  • "Angles."
  • "The British Union Quarterly."
  • "Moscow News."
  • "Die Welt."
  • "Labour Monthly."
  • "Vema."
  • "Kypriaka Nea."