§ 48. Major Beamishasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster whether the occupying Powers are now agreed on the principles for the re-education of Germans and, in particular, on the syllabi being taught in German schools and universities; and whether, as a result, re-education is proceeding on broadly similar lines in all four zones.
§ Mr. J. HyndYes, Sir, re-education in all four zones follows the same broad pattern. A number of general principles have been agreed, including common standards for selection of students for universities, availability of higher educational establishments for students from all zones, and common policies for denominational education and religious instruction in schools. The detail of the syllabi is not constant throughout the four zones nor indeed in the British zone as regional variations inevitably arise owing to traditional considerations and the scope given to local initiative.