HC Deb 27 January 1953 vol 510 c93W
66. Mr. Deedes

asked the Secretary of State for War why there are no Expeditionary Forces message telegram facilities for Her Majesty's Forces in Malaya as there are in Korea; and whether he will consult the Postmaster-General with a view to this service being provided, in view of the demand for it.

Mr. J. R. H. Hutchison

These wartime facilities for men serving overseas, which involved a subsidy, were withdrawn in 1948 after a general review of similar concessions. The service was reintroduced in 1951 for those serving in Korea and Japan because of the special conditions there.

My right hon. Friend is, however, now examining the possibility of extending the Expeditionary Forces message telegraph service, on a self-supporting basis, to other theatres overseas.