Oral Answers to Questions — Ministry of Information. – in the House of Commons am ar 19 Rhagfyr 1941.
Mr Francis Douglas
, Battersea North
asked the Minister of Information whether he has considered the effect of the broadcast of a so-called autobiography of Mark Twain on 14th December on the relations between this country and the United States of America; and whether he has taken any steps with the British Broadcasting Corporation on the matter?
Mr Ernest Thurtle
, Shoreditch
My right hon. Friend has no reason to suppose that our relations with the United States have been prejudiced in any way by this broadcast, which was based entirely on facts drawn from Mark Twain's own autobiography.
Mr Francis Douglas
, Battersea North
Has the hon. Gentleman seen the script in this case?
Mr Ernest Thurtle
, Shoreditch
I have read the script, and I think there is no ground for the hon. Member's fear that this production may injure our relations with America.
Mr Samuel Silverman
, Nelson and Colne
Has not the hon. Gentleman got into enough trouble already by reading scripts and then interfering?
