"D" Notice Committee
The "D" Notice committee a voluntary system consisting of representatives of the media and the armed services. Its purpose is to assist the media in identifying subjects whose public discussion would adversely affect the defense [hence the "D"] of the realm. However, the fact that a publication has received the Committee's clearance does not provide a bar against prosecution. The Committee is not universally esteemed, as some are of the belief that the government has used it in matters that are merely politically embarrassing rather than actually harmful to the national defense. Consequently, many media organizations have declined to participate in the "D" Notice process.
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