§ 51. Mr. WALTER ROCHasked the Prime Minister if he can, consistently with the public interest, say who constituted the Court of Inquiry which inquired into the recent operations at Cambrai?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONThe inquiry into the Cambrai operations assumed the form of taking the evidence of all concerned. This evidence was submitted to Sir Douglas Haig and by him forwarded to the War Office, by whom it was submitted in its entirety to the War Cabinet.
§ 52. Mr. WALTER ROCHasked the Prime Minister whether he can, consistently with the public interest, state what. changes have been made in the Headquarters Staff in France?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONThe following changes have been made:
Lieutenant-General Sir H. Lawrence to be Chief of the General Staff.
Colonel E. W. Cox to be Brigadier-General, General Staff (Intelligence).
Lieutenant-General Travers-Clark to be Quartermaster-General.
§ Mr. MACPHERSONI am answering a question later.
§ 53. Mr. WALTER ROCHasked whether the changes in the Headquarters Staff in France, which have been announced in the Press, were made in consequence of the Report to the War Cabinet on the recent operations at Cambrai?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONNo, Sir.