§ 5. Commander BELLAIRSasked the First Lord of the Admiralty what is the cause of the delay in the promised publication of the dispatches in regard to the bombardment of the Dardanelles forts in1915, and whether they will include the telegram from the admiral commanding 1980 which the First Lord of the Admiralty described as submitting a plan which he approved of by telegram?
§ Mr. LONGThe dispatches in regard to the bombardment of the Dardanelles Forts in l915 were published in the "London Gazette" of 2nd May, to which I beg to refer my hon. and gallant Friend. The term "dispatches" does not, of course, cover telegrams such as those referred to. It has not been the practice to publish more than the dispatches; and I do not think any useful purpose would be served by departing from custom in the present instance. The matter has been dealt with by the Dardanelles Commission.