Suspected War Criminals

87.

Commander Maitland
asked the Secretary of State for War whether all detention reports for German prisoners have now been received from the U.S.A.: and when he proposes to inform all German prisoners in this country, who are still uncertain whether or not they will be detained, of his decision in this matter.

Mr. Bellenger
Lists of suspected war criminals are received from individual countries through the United Nations War Crimes Commission, who notify the country concerned when a wanted man has been identified. The decision to bring a suspect to trial or to drop the case then rests not with His Majesty's Government,  but with the country which registered him. I am informed that the lists are not yet complete.