HC Deb 14 July 1948 vol 453 c107W
78. Sir W. Smithers

asked the Postmaster-General whether it was with his authority that a telegrams supervisor at Portsmouth refused to send a telegram sent by Mr. Leslie Holdway to the Prime Minister, particulars of which have been sent to him.

Mr. Wilfred Paling

Under the Inland Written Telegram Regulations of 1938 it is the duty of supervising officers to refuse to transmit any telegram which contains anything which is grossly offensive and the supervisor at Portsmouth considered that Mr. Holdaway's telegram came within this category.