HC Deb 29 April 1947 vol 436 cc209-10W
101. Mr. A. Allen

asked the Secretary of State for War what steps he is taking to counteract the campaign of anti-British propaganda now being carried on by means of charges of maltreatment of Jewish prisoners of war by our troops in Palestine, in view of its inflammatory effects upon Jewish opinion throughout the world; whether he has considered the copy, sent to him by the hon. Member for Bosworth, of a letter from the Jewish Legion; and whether he will make a statement on the subject.

Mr. Bellenger

I am making inquiries into this and will write my hon. Friend. Jews apprehended by the security Forces as law breakers, cannot of course correctly be described as prisoners of war.