Mr Konni Zilliacus: ...for East Ham, North (Mr. Prentice), my hon. Friend the Member for Dundee, East (Mr. G. M. Thomson) and myself. The French delegation was very strong. It included M. Schmittelein, head of the Gaullist Party in the French Chamber of Deputies, General Billotte, ex-War Minister and also a Gaullist, Senator Hamond, a third Gaullist, and M. Jules Moch, the French Government representative in...
Sir Austen Albu: ...to recognise that in France, at any rate, the extreme decentralisation position is not of the moderates but of reaction and very often extreme reaction. The extreme decentralisation position is Gaullist. It has been disowned by Socialists and other more sensible men of the M.R.P. I wonder whether the officials of the Economic Co-operation Administration in Europe, who understand the need...
Mr Tom Driberg: ...Well, this is how "La Marseillaise" was suppressed last month. I quote from "The Times" newspaper: The Minister of Supply yesterday revoked the paper licence granted for the publication of the De Gaullist newspaper 'La Marseillaise'. The Minister said a year ago: I have no such power. Has he now acquired or been granted such power? Even without the Ministry of Supply, there were two...