INTERNED ALIENS

Grey River Argus, 5 December 1940, Page 5

INTERNED ALIENS

Nearly 20,000 in Britain ABOUT 8,000 RELEASED. [British Official Wireless'! (Received December 4, 5.5 p.m.). RUGBY, Decemoer 3. lii a statement in the House of Commons on the Government policy relating to the internment of aliens, Mr Morrison said that about eight thousand internees had been released. There were still nineteen thousand five hundred aliens still interned. Against about four of these was evidence that they wer?

unfriendly towards Britain. Out o. the fifteen thousand five hundred remaining, the Home Secretary said n was hoped that their cases would be dealt with without unciue delay, and that their numbers would be reduced accordingly. An order was made by the Home Secretary on May 21, imposing certain restrictions, similar to those applicable on enemy aliens, upon all aliens who came to Britain after May 9 as war refugees. These have been revoked. Th e . war refugees already in Britain are now subject only to restrictions which apply to all nonenemy aliens. BRITISH INTERNEES. CAPTAIN RAMSAY’S CASE. RUGBY. December 3 It was announced in the House oi Commons that the Government at a convenient date would invite tae House, to approve of the report of the CommJlt.ee of Privileges on the case of Captain Ramsay, M.P. for Midlothian, and Mr Peebles, who have been detained for many months under the Defence of the Realm Act.