Pay for Informing On Racketeers

Grey River Argus, 12 November 1949, Page 5

Pay for Informing On Racketeers

LONDON. November 10. Mr Raymond Blackburn, Labour member, in Parliament urged the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Stafford Cripps, to reconsider his decision to pay for information on currency offences.

Three Conservative members joined with Mr Blackburn in urging S’" Stafford to rescind bis decision. Mr Blackburn said the system conflicted with fair play and that informers were generally desDisvi. Mr Henry Stiauss as ted fm tin assurance that the Government would not pay children for informing against then parents, as was done in the icmlitarian States.

Mr Ernest Marples suggested that the Government consult the Soviet. Union, “who reward their informers in Buchenwald only with cigarettes, and not with money”.

Mr M. Radclyffe raised laughter when he wanted to know if money paid to an informer was to be regarded as earned income for taxation purposes. Sir Stafford Cripps, in an attempt to beat, currency racketeers and smugglers, announced earlier this month that ho would pay informers for facts of value in preventing or detecting evasions of the Exchange Control Act. The Ac,: prevents money and valuables leaving or entering Britain, except in small amounts.