§ 94. Commander BELLAIRSasked the First Lord of the Admiralty when the Board intend to publish the naval dispatches dealing with the bombardments in the Dardanelles, and particularly with events on 18th March, 1915, when important units of the British and French Navy were mined?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAThis point is being considered in connection with the statement made to the House by the Secretary of State for the Colonies on the 1st June about the publication of Papers dealing with the Dardanelles operations.
§ Commander BELLAIRSWhat is the military objection to publishing dispatches fifteen months' old?
§ Dr. MACNAMARAI can inform my hon. and gallant Friend, without giving any assurance, that the point is being considered fully by the Secretary of State.