SENATORS COMPLAIN

Grey River Argus, 21 October 1943, Page 6

SENATORS COMPLAIN

Against Britain’s Action in War IN THE WAR EFFORT. LONDON, Oct. 19. In the House of Commons, a question was asked of Mr. Churchill as follows: “Whether his attention had been called to specific charges of unfair action and/or bad faith made against the British, in their report to Congress by five United States Senators who recently visited the fighting areas of Europe and Africa and whether to avoid diffusion of nlwill, he would place on recoru the British views of the facts? Mr. Churchill replied: “A report on this Question was made to Congress in secret session. I am therefore, neither fully aware nor accurately acquainted with its nature. A summary of the conclusions reached by the Senators has been printed in the record of the United States Senate. These conclusions bring no charges or the kind referred to. However, apart from the above, many stories have been published purporting to present what individual Senators have said. I am well aware of the pain which some of these unfair and probably unauthorised statements have causea. I have carefully considered whether it is my duty to make a public repiy, and I have come to the conclusion that there would be no advantage in His Majesty’s Government taking any part in this wordy warfare, especially at a time when the British and United States armies are engaged, shoulder to shoulder, in battles taking place or impending on the Italian front, and when the R.A.F. and the Eighth United States Air Force, in perfect brotherhood in arms, are making heavy sacrifices in attacks upon Germany. I have, however, caused a full statement of the facts to be drawn up and kept here ror the purpose of record, or, if it should be expedient, for publication."