§ 46. Sir H. Williamsasked the Prime Minister whether, having regard to the return to this country of the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and of Sir Robert Brooke-Popham, and to the escape of General Gordon Bennett, he can now say when he hopes to make his statement on the loss of British Malaya?
§ Sir S. CrippsNo information about what happened at Singapore sufficient to make, an official statement possible has yet been received in this country.
§ Sir H. WilliamsDo I understand that no report has come to the War Cabinet 804 in London as a result of the interview with General Gordon Bennett?
§ Sir S. CrippsThat is so.
§ Mr. StokesDoes my right hon. and learned Friend recollect that after the Dardanelles disaster in the last war, there was a Royal Commission, and would it not be a good thing if there were a similar inquiry into the loss of Malaya and Singapore, which constitute a big chunk of the British Empire?
§ Sir S. CrippsThat might be wise or necessary, but until information has arrived it is impossible to form an opinion.