Captain Bacon's Letter. (Hansard, 11 May 1909)

Captain FABER
asked the First Lord of the Admiralty if he will now state by whom the footnote attached to Captain Bacon's letter was written?

§ The FIRST LORD of the ADMIRALTY (Mr. McKenna)
Captain Bacon.

Captain FABER
May I ask whether the footnote as well as the letter was printed merely for Lord Tweedmouth's information?

§ Mr. McKENNA
The reason why the letter was printed was not only for the information of the First Lord of the day but also for purposes of record.

Captain FABER
Twenty-five copies of the footnote as well as the letter—

§ Mr. McKENNA
The footnote and the letter were one and the same.

Captain FABER
Under the same heading, were they?

§ Mr. McKENNA
They were written by Captain Bacon.

§ Lord BALCARRES
Why is it necessary that the Admiralty should print secret documents to place on record Captain Bacon's views—