§ Mr. G. Straussasked the Secretary of State for War what methods of newspaper publication are to be pursued in the British-occupied zones; whether there is to be one paper or a number of local papers; to what extent anti-Nazi Germans will be permitted to take part in this work under Allied control; and whether His Majesty's Government or S.H.A.E.F. will be generally responsible for this work.
§ Sir J. GriggTwo newspapers are at present produced for the Germans by the Army in the Field. Later, local German firms will be permitted under conditional licenses to publish newspapers in various localities, and individual Germans will be permitted to submit articles and work for these firms. These publications will be subject to the usual censorship regulations. His Majesty's Government, through the British element of the Control Commission when it is established, will be responsible for this work in the British zone.