§ Mr. AMMONasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he was consulted by the Chancellor of the Exchequer as to the use of official documents commenting on the battle of Jutland, quoted in the extracts from his forthcoming book, the World Crisis, extracts from which have been published in the Press?
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§ Mr. BRIDGEMANI am informed by my advisers that the author referred to has quoted no official documents relating to the Battle of Jutland except such as have previously appeared in the volume of official despatches presented to Parliament in 1920 (Cmd. 1068), in the Admiralty narrative published in 1924, or in the volumes of the History of Naval Operations already published under the authority of the Committee of Imperial Defence. In these circumstances, it was not necessary for the author to consult me as to their use.