§ 61. Mr. Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in view of the fact that on 8th May under German law the time limit for prosecutions for homicidal acts committed during the Nazi period expires, he will take steps to ensure the favourable consideration of all applications for access to Nazi files under the control of Her Majesty's Government or of any of the allied Governments by qualified persons who are in a position to initiate or assist in instituting proceedings against any Nazi war criminals.
§ Mr. Selwyn LloydApplications for information in such files are in fact always favourably considered provided they are made for a serious purpose. For example the Berlin Documents Centre, which is under the control of the United States authorities, provided information out of the files in answer to about 40,000 inquiries in the year 1959 alone. However, the information that I have leads me to believe that neither the Berlin Documents Centre nor any other collection of Nazi archives under the control of any of the allied Governments are likely to contain evidence which has not already been made available in connection with war crimes proceedings and which would constitute a basis for instituting new proceedings.