§ 46. Sir A. Knoxasked the Prime Minister whether an inquiry has been instituted into the incident at Dakar; when he expects the report to be made; and whether it will be published?
§ Mr. AttleeI would refer my hon. and gallant Friend to the reply given yesterday by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister to a Question on the same subject.
§ Sir A. KnoxWould the right hon. Gentleman consider the possibility of issuing a fuller report to the public about this disgraceful incident, as there is a grave danger of there being doubt and mistrust as to the efficiency of our intelligence and the supreme direction of the war?
Miss RathboneCannot we be given an opportunity of discussing this matter in Secret Session and of hearing more about it?
§ Mr. AttleeI will bring the hon. and gallant Member's point to the notice of the Prime Minister.
§ Mr. ThurtleCan the right hon. Gentleman say whether this expedition was undertaken with the approval of the Admiralty or against the advice of the Admiralty?
Miss RathboneWill the right hon. Gentleman also bring before the Prime Minister the idea of giving us a further statement in Secret Session? May I have a reply to that question?
§ Mr. AttleeThe Prime Minister made his position perfectly clear on this point—that he did not consider it to be in the national interest that the matter should he discussed further at the present time.