§ Sir E. Graham-Littleasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether he is satisfied that the members of the Book Selection Committee of the Control Office for Germany and Austria have sufficient specialised knowledge of Germany and the German language to qualify them for such decisions; and if he will state the qualifications in this and other respects of the members of the committee.
§ Mr. J. HyndThe members of the committee are well known in their various fields. Miss Bowen as a novelist, Mr. Hopkins as an author and translator, Dr. Jones as a scientist, Mr. Pryce Jones and Mr. Rees as authors and in editorial work, and Mr. Sadleir as an author and publisher. Knowledge of German is not essential since the committee is not responsible for translation. Mr. Hopkins,. Mr. Rees and Mr. Sadleir have specialised knowledge of Germany and, in addition, the committee has the advice of an officer from Germany on current conditions.