Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Civil Defence. – in the House of Commons at on 19 June 1941.
Mr Herbert Morrison
, Hackney South
While the main objects of these organisations are cultural and benevolent, and many of the members and supporters who are interested in these objects are entirely innocent of any ulterior purpose, my information indicates that in each of these organisations Communists are to a greater or lesser extent exercising or trying to exercise an influence, in pursuance of their common practice of infiltrating reputable organisations for the purpose of furthering their political aims.