Claim

Claim 951

Asquith said the principle governing release of information was that everything that could be given without harming the public interest would be given fully and promptly.

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

Statement: Asquith said the principle governing release of information was that everything that could be given without harming the public interest would be given fully and promptly.
Field: stated_justification
Value: Government said information given without prejudice to public interest
About: incident 1914-britain-press-bureau-controls-wartime-newspaper-coverage
Source: British Press Bureau (Hansard, 27 August 1914)
Publisher: British Press Bureau (Hansard, 27 August 1914)
Method: primary document
Checked: 2026-09-26
Confidence: high
Status: current
Source date: 1914-08-27

Quotation from the source

can be given without prejudice to the public interest shall be given fully and given at once.