LONDON: Mr. Amery told the Commons today [April 21] that inquiries were being made regarding the protest of certain British correspondents in India against suppression of their reports. Mr. Sorensen raised the matter by asking whether the Government proposed to modify the existing censorship on social and political news from India. Mr. George Strauss (Labour) also asked about censorship imposed by the army authorities. He asked: Can the Secretary of State make it clear to the authorities that people here do want to know facts about the Burma campaign, whether they are favourable or not, and that only security grounds should be allowed to interfere with their messages….

Mr. W.W. Astor (Conservative): Is Mr. Amery aware that this is not a new problem and that unfortunately relations between the Press and the military authorities in India have for a long time past been less satisfactory than in other operational areas? Will he consider sending out an experienced officer from England to try and remedy this long standing difficulty….

Mr. Sorenson: Grave resentment does exist; can we have an assurance that this act of non-co-operation will not mean that those reporters will be interned along with Gandhi?

Published in Dawn, April 22nd, 2019