§ 13. Sir A. Knoxasked the First Lord of the Admiralty under whose orders a British submarine remained nine hours in the Italian held port of Kotor, in Yugoslavia, risking a British war ship to rescue a British Minister?
Captain HudsonHis Majesty's Ship "Regent" was sent to Kotor under the authority of His Majesty's Government to evacuate British and Allied personnel. Endeavour was made to inform Mr. Campbell, but it is not known whether he ever received the message. The Admiralty had no knowledge that the port of Kotor had fallen into enemy hands until a report to this effect was actually received from 834 His Majesty's Ship "Regent," but the commanding officer had been warned that this might be the case. He was instructed to try to make contact with the Yugoslav naval authorities but to approach Yugoslav warships with caution. The action of the submarine inside the Gulf of Kotor was dictated by the commanding officer's discretion, and a difficult situation appears to have been handled with great skill.
§ Sir A. KnoxSurely it was quite wrong for a British warship, which took several months to build, to be sent to save a British Minister who was in no danger whatever?