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wa eh ee cE ee a ae ee en rd 7 I RI ro eee wg meee Oe ee eee eee Se ee ee aan Bec Mi bot SA 1513. Former Foreign Office 7 NOVEMBER 1955 Officials — Disappearance reads the Communist daily newspaper, or reads the periodicals or other informa- tion coming one's way, one cannot help but feel that they have not the slightest Yceling of obligation or loyalty 1o the ‘United Kingdom—that their loyalty is to ‘another country. --- ot i. 2 ee I reserve the right lo disagree with j reser to disa with 'my own country if I think that my own ‘country is wrong in a given course of ‘policy. I reserve the right to agree with other countries if 1 think that they are ‘right, but I am always very suspicious of ‘anybody, whether a Government servant jor somebody else, who persistently ex- pounds the view that our country is always wrong. and the Communist countries are always right. There is something wrong with that, and it gives rise 10 legitimate suspicion. |; _ It is sometimes said that Communism is a cetigion. I do not think that is fair _ to religion. I think that in some ways it is a disease. In fact. my right hon. : Friend the Member for Ebbw Vale (Mr. , Bevan), some years ago, very rightly said, j “The Communist party is not a party; ‘dt is an organised conspiracy”. There is a great deal of truth in that. <.-- . . Me. Emrys Hughes (South Ayrshire) : - We say that about the Tories. ©, Mr. Morrison: Jf £ could think of " Something to quote to please my hon. i Friend, I would do so, but I have o got such a quotation ready, "7% °°’ | Nevertheless, there are some Com- munisis who are innocent, sincere but deceived. It is the case that in the Security Service we are up against a new problem. Formerly, a man who was a national of another country was hired as a spy, or even a national of one’s own country was. hired as a spy—that was the game, and they were often very brave men. But the new situation of a volun- tary act of service in the interests of a foreign power against one’s own country is a very serious matter for security in en ee Seen eee ne Let no one think that this aspect is con- fined to the working classes: J do not think that anyone does think so. 1n fact, the cases with which we are concerned are not of that character. There have been some working-class cases, but the funny thing about the middle and upper classes, the well-to-do class, is that if they go en all soris of ways.in.) cerniels att. i. rt. worse than other people—(Hon. MEM- Bers: “Oh."]—-it is so, y y revolting agains, their families and they finish up by secretly revolting against the State. That is rather curious. What { have said about the Communists is equally true about the Fascists. a ~ Mr. C. Pannell: Perhaps my right hon. ~ Friend will address himself -to.- the point to which the Secretary of State 2” did not address himself, namely that, generally speaking, this talk the liberty of the subject has been applied circumspectly to mem- Bers of the working-classes; the Ministry Supply screened, They hein be - he gin BD screened, persons, including members of ; my union, on the slenderest susnicion, and .- - pera, Sree that, broadly speaking, the tests of the Foreign Office were not equitably inflicted ‘pon the working classes. s-. - - wiht oe r and effectively = 2 1814 wrong in this fashion they are, if anything, . talk about not . Mr. Morrison: I think that there may ~~ . be some (ruth in what my hon. Friend says. Fo was Minister of Supply for a few months, Some workmen were dis- missed before my arrival. I had com faints from a Labour Member of Par- jament, the Jate Arthur Jenkins, about it, and I went inio if and came to the conclusion that they had been dismissed on inadequate information and on in- © adequate grounds. Therefore, I think there is, or that there was at any rate, some truth in what my hon. Friend says, .-Y agree that it would be wrong to - assume that use @ man is a Com- munist or a Fascist at university he must be necessarily guilty for life. Al! sorts of * things happen among university under . aduates. J never studied at a university, ‘Tam a product of the elementary schoo and 1 am not ashamed of the fact. But all sorts of things happen at the. uni-. . versities. Abnormal ideas are evolved, = | . > . 4 comatimar univercct and indas rH, af td ande |” am, ined, PV? MATE BIL Fb cE a are encouraged to evolve them because ‘they are thought to be good for the youthful mind, ances #8 Wyner 2 7 Lad ane t ae . There was, for example, the motion farried at the Oxford University Debating’ ~ - ‘Society that they would not fight for their King and country. and many people were understandably shocked about at. But the House may be sure that three- | quarters, and may be more, of those young men did fight for their King and country when war came. So what hap- pens at university is not conclusive either aa owe, aes wee: i 1 lh get — te hein ne . : ary a . wt ‘ Nee ete oe een beatin tk ete ee ee a : ‘ . a” h . 12> PBT Ae se eee Aarne: ane Pipe: “ik: aghdits ase a. OK oo co. | | t a od ae . Seton iS ae re ra . A ok 4 ee