NAZI AGENTS IN BRITAIN

Greymouth Evening Star, 2 November 1939, Page 11

NAZI AGENTS IN BRITAIN

SCOTLAND YARD’S ROUND-UP.

LONDON, Septenxbex* 8.

Since the outbreak of hostilities the whole of Scotland Yard’s detective department has been concentrated on the rounding up of suspected enemy agents. More than 6,000 men and women are now detained in various parts of the country, a number of them Bri-tish-born subjects.

Scotland Yard, in conjunction with the naval and military intelligence departments, prepared the plans for the round-up some months ago, a list being compiled as follows: —

Active enemy agents; Persons suspected of acting as enemy agents;

Sympathisers likely to assist agents. The arragements were so complete that, with few exceptions, every suspect whose name was on the list is now under’ detention.

They will be detained throughout lhe war, and it is unlikely that any of them wHI appear before a court. British subjects can appeal to the Home Secretary against detention, but xixust do so within 10 days. The Home Secretary may then arrange fox- them to appear before a tribunal. To assist the police in the registration of aliens, forms are being sent to every hotel, inn, lodging and apartment house. British guests must also fill in the form. The penalty for failing to furnish the required information, or for giving false, information, will be £lOO or six months’ imprisonment.

The number of crimes reported to Scotland Yard during the last five days has been so small that almost lhe whole of the C. 1.1). has been able to take part in the round-up of suspects.