BANNED BOOKS MAKE PUBLIC CURIOUS
CANBERRA, April 16. j Approval of tlie principle of keeping - secret the- list of sexual and oiisceue ^ books bauned by tlie customs depart- - ment was expressed by the Actiug ; Minister of Customs, Mr. Dednian. ! "Give tlie list of banned books ancl there are people who. would imhiediatelv get them. I am defuiitely against giving' any publicitv to books banned because of sex or obsceuity. " Mr. Dednian said. He added that books had to be referred to the Minister before they i were banned. The Minister tlien refer- j red them to the Literary Advisory Com- ( mitee for advice. Appeal was provided ; for anybody who disagreed with the j banning. I
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Chronicle (Levin), 17 April 1946, Page 5
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