§ Mr. KINGasked the Secretary of State for India when the India Office first discovered that the Indian Government had, in October, 1915, suppressed information as to the availability of reinforcements for Mesopotamia; whether that suppression happened with the knowledge and connivance of Lord Hardinge; whether he has called upon Lord Hardinge for any explanation of this suppression; and, if so, what explanation Lord Hardinge offered?
§ Mr. CHAMBERLAINI do not accept the hon. Member's statement of fact, but if he is referring to paragraph 16 on page 41 of the Report my only knowledge of the circumstances is derived from the Report.