KEPT IN THE DARK
The British Public MR J. B. PRIESTLEY’S COMPLAINT [Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.] (Received December- 16. 9.40 p.m.? LONDON, December 16. Mr J. B. Priestley, the writer, broadcasting to the United States, declared that the British censorship was a mixtur e of timid officialism and faulty co-ordination. There also was the Services’, prejudice against punlicity. There was general lack of understanding of the value of public opinion, prestige, and morale. He said: “I would not. be Minister of Information unless I were empowered to release all of the news and information that I please. I would consult experts, but the decision whether to release the news or not would be mine, except for a direct veto from the Prime Minister.’' Mr Priestley complained that th? British people ' were being kept too much in the dark. >
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Grey River Argus, 17 December 1940, Page 5
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