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War Criminals (Punishment)

Volume 387: debated on Wednesday 10 March 1943

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asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any discussions have taken place between the United Nations for the purpose of deciding under what law and in what courts of law persons of Axis nationality, who are accused of war crimes, will be tried?

I understand that some preliminary discussion of these matters has taken place between some of the Governments concerned. I hope that it may shortly be possible for these matters to be further discussed, but I am not in a position to make a statement on the subject.