HC Deb 05 March 1947 vol 434 c78W
104. Mr. Symonds

asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster why civilian letters from the British zone of Germany are still subject to censorship.

Mr. J. Hynd

The reasons for the imposition of this censorship were given in my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Norwich (Mr. Paton) on 29th January, when I stated the matter was under review by the occupying powers in Berlin.

105. Mr. Symonds

asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster why all printed matter, however innocuous is removed by the censor from letters sent to this country from the British zone of Germany.

Mr. J. Hynd

Whilst initially the censorship regulations in Germany were necessarily rigid in the interests of security they have since been modified and do not now require the removal of printed matter which is clearly unobjectionable.