CO129-582-10 Censorship and control of the press 25-7-1939 - 16-8-1939 — Page 6

I

am

sony

to have held this up, but since

there is provision in the War Book for the establishment-

of a pros censorship

and when the outhrak

on the lines of '13 in (1),

• hostilitis becance in meinent

e of hostilitis

I thought it would perhaps be as well to await-

development.

No nistructing however were received from

the Cabinet regarding prcos censorship, consequently

this part of the War Book was not put into effect:

copy 5

the Colonial

tions, but R. 301 tell me that

The Govenor has been sent a

Defence Regulations,

there Regulations

contain no

posision for a puss

censorship in this sense.

Bout in the altered circumstances of the

war

I imagine the Governor would have co

conse.

considerably

less difficulty

in getting such a censorship accepted,

& that he would not hesitate to impose it under

the Emergency Reputations if he considend it necessary

to do so.

In view of the chauped circumstances Iventene

турот

that no

further action is

nee

neceovany

unless

& until we hear something further from the Sovemor.

A.N. Galsworthy 19/9