§ General CROFTasked the Prime Minister whether the dispatch of the Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force in France, which appeared in the Press on 22nd October, was published in its original form; and, if so, what is the reason for the delay in its publication?
§ Mr. MACPHERSONField-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig's last dispatch involved matters which it was necessary for the Government to discuss with him. During the heavy and continuous fighting of the last three months it was difficult to find opportunity for such discussion. It is true that some alterations were made, but they were made with the full approval of the Field-Marshal.