STRICT SECRECY
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Rec. Dec. 22, 8 p.m. London, Dec. 22. In the House of Lords, Lord Hailsham, in the course of the debate -an Cabinet disclosures, said that there seemed to be a general misconception that memhers of Cabinet were under no obligation not to disclose Cabinet minutes. As a matter of fact the obligations applied to all Cabinet 'conclusions, all documents, memoranda, despatches and papers, even to Ministers' recolleetions as to what took place, The Official Secrets Act provided a penalty of two years' imprisonment for either members of Cabinet or civil servants who disclosed confidential Cabinet matter. He hoped that the debate had clarified the position, and had shown the wisdom of the rule of rigour and infle-xihility. The Lord Chancellor hoped that henceforth there would be no Cabnet disclosures. It was not only a breaeh of oath, but an offence under the Official Secrets Act and a breaeh i of honour to disclose Cabinet minutes.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 413, 23 December 1932, Page 5
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