IN THE LORDS.
SECRI3TARY. FOR WAR EXPLAINS. LONDON", February 19. (Received February 20, at 9.10 a.m.) In the House of Lords Lord Derby, Secretary for War, strongJv supported, the Versailles Conference, which, he eaid, had already achieved excellent results. He had done his utmost to induce Sir William Robertson to accept the Versailles scheme. Lord Derby added that he (Lord Derby) had tendered his own resignation, but Mr Lloyd George had asked him to remain at Whitehall. Lord Curzon said Sir Douglas Haig was still in Ml control of his own troops. The only difference was that tho Supreme Council wordd have certain troops at its disposal, which it ooaild add to Sir D. Haig's forces or send elsewhere according to the needs of the moment.
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Evening Star, Issue 16664, 21 February 1918, Page 6
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