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Review Of War Situation By Mr. Churchill ( British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, July 2. The Lord Privy Seal, Mr. C. R. Attlee, informed the House of Commons, that it was impossible to indicate the date when Mr. Churchill would be in a position to make a full statement on the war situation. Jt might, not be Hits week, but Mr. Churchill was most anxious to give the House all possible information and would do so us soon as it was practicable and advisable in the public interest. Mr. Attlee was pressed by Mr. LeesSmith (Labour) and others on the importance of an early statement. He reiterated the Premier’s desire to keep the House and the country informed. He understood that there was a desire that the statement, when it was made, should be followed by a debate and It would be for decision at that time whether such a subsequent debate should be In public or secret session. Replying to a question on the French navy, Mr. Attlee said that the Government was fully alive to the importance of encouraging and assisting to the utmost all French forces able and willing to continue the struggle against Germany and Italy. The Government was devoting its urgent attention to the
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Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 239, 4 July 1940, Page 9
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