HC Deb 18 November 1920 vol 134 c2110W
Captain TERRELL

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether a committee under Captain Harper, Royal Navy, or any committee appointed by the Board of Admiralty, has drawn up any Report in connection with the Battle of Jutland; and, if so, whether he will lay this or these Reports upon the Table of the House, together with the other papers promised on this question?

Sir J. CRAIG

Captain Harper, assisted by other officers, drew up, from the British official evidence only, a record of the proceedings on the British side during the action and a set of track charts. I prefer not to use the term "report" for this record, as it seems to imply a narrative accompanied by comment or criticism, which this record was not. The reasons why it has been decided to publish the whole of the original documents available, rather than this summary based on British official evidence only, have already been explained in reply to previous questions.

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