§ 29. Captain Gammansasked the Secretary of State for War why, on Sunday, 25th July, in connection with operations in Sicily, special mention was made of the exploits of the Seaforth Highlanders alone and not of other British regiments; and if he will discontinue the practice of piecemeal references to particular units?
§ Sir J. GriggThe Commander-in-Chief decides when the name of a regiment can safely be released. Everyone appreciates the disadvantage of the present practice of releasing the names of individual regiments piecemeal as and when security permits but this policy is, I believe, generally considered preferable to the only other alternative, which is to withhold the mention of all regiments for a long period, perhaps even until the end of the campaign.
§ Captain GammansCould my right hon. Friend say why it was safe to release the name of this one regiment and not of any other regiment?
§ Sir J. GriggBecause, I imagine, the Commander-in-Chief thought so.