# Claim 883

Licensing files submitted to the Directorate-General carried handwritten notes recording that the German Embassy had prohibited or granted a license for a film.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

- Statement: Licensing files submitted to the Directorate-General carried handwritten notes recording that the German Embassy had prohibited or granted a license for a film.
- Field: effect_on_reporting
- Value: German Embassy review of licenses
- About: [incident 1941-greece-directorate-general-press-radio](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1941-greece-directorate-general-press-radio)
- Source: “Rejected by the German Embassy”: The Directorate-General for Press and Radio under the Greek collaborationist governments and film censorship during the Occupation of Greece by the Axis powers (1941-1944). https://filmiconjournal.com/blog/post/83/rejected-by-the-german-embassy
- Publisher: Filmicon: Journal of Greek Film Studies
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-26
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2013-10-02

## Quotation from the source

> licensing applications submitted by film companies to the Directorate-General for Press included hand-written notes with the German license number or phrases such as “prohibited” or “license was granted by the German Embassy.”

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