HC Deb 19 April 1917 vol 92 cc1816-7
47. Mr. DILLON

asked the Prime Minister whether he can give the House any information as to the intentions of the Government with regard to the Salonika Expedition; is it proposed to keep a large army in the neighborhood of Salonika during the coming summer; and, if so, what precautions have been taken against a recurrence of the diseases which were so disastrous to the Allied armies last summer; whether the army at Salonika has been put into condition to advance; whether it is proposed that it should advance against Bulgaria; and, if not, for what purpose so large a body of troops is to be kept at Salonika?

Mr. BONAR LAW

As this question deals directly with military plans, it is impossible for me to give any answer to it.

Mr. DILLON

Might I draw the attention of the right hon. Gentleman to that part of the question which does not deal with military plans, but which asks what precautions have been taken against a recurrence of the diseases which were so disastrous to the Allied armies last summer? If an army is to be kept there, surely we are entitled to know whether anything can be done to protect it against those diseases which invalided 60,000 of our men last year?

Mr. BONAR LAW

I can assure the House that the Government are fully alive to the difficulties and dangers in connection with this matter, and are taking all possible steps.

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