§ Sir D. MACLEANMay I ask my right hon. Friend the First Lord of the Admiralty as to whether the Admiralty (has received any confirmation of the rumour, which was prevalent yesterday in the Press, as to the destruction of all, or any, of the German warships in German harbours?
§ The FIRST LORD of the ADMIRALTY (Mr. Long)No, Sir, we have been unable to obtain any confirmation as to these reports. So far they are only reports which have appeared in certain newspapers. We have received no information of the same kind from any of the sources that are open to us. But we have no reason to believe that the reports are well-founded.