Writing to Leonard Moore, a partner in the literary agency of Christy & Moore, publisher Jonathan Cape explained that the decision had been taken on the advice of a senior official in the Ministry of Information.
ɹˈaɪɾɪŋ tə lˈɛnɚd mˈʊɹ, ɐ pˈɑːɹtnɚɹ ɪnðə lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi ˈeɪdʒənsi ʌv kɹˈɪsti ænd mˈʊɹ, pˈʌblɪʃɚ dʒˈɑːnəθən kˈeɪp ɛksplˈeɪnd ðætðə dᵻsˈɪʒən hɐdbɪn tˈeɪkən ɔnðɪ ɐdvˈaɪs əvə sˈiːnjɚɹ əfˈɪʃəl ɪnðə mˈɪnɪstɹi ʌv ˌɪnfɚmˈeɪʃən.