Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at on 25 March 1943.
Viscount Turnour
, Horsham and Worthing
May I ask the Prime Minister, without controverting what he has said it would be very improper to do, whether he can give favourable consideration to this fact? Necessarily it was impossible for the First Lord of the Admiralty, when introducing his Navy Estimates, to tell the House anything of real importance about this campaign against the U-boats; would it not be desirable to have a meeting in Secret Session when the Prime Minister could address the House?
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