§ LORD SNELLMy Lords, I beg to ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any statement to make on the military operations in France and Belgium.
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DOMINION AFFAIRS (VISCOUNT CALDECOTE)My Lords, the German armoured forces which made their way through the breach in the French Army have penetrated into the rear of the Allied Armies in Belgium, and are now attempting to derange their communications. Abbeville is in enemy hands and heavy lighting is proceeding around and in Boulogne. It is too early yet to say what the result of this coastal fighting may be; but it evidently carries with it implications of a serious character. Meanwhile General Weygand who is in supreme command is conducting operations involving all the Allied Armies with a view to restoring and reconstituting their combined front.