Mr. Asquith said that there had been no denudation or impairment of the forces working in France and Flandera Woe should—continue to give the fullest and most effective support there. Nor for the purposes of the Dardanelles operations had there been any weakening of the Grand Fleet. The enterprise against the Dardanelles was carefully conceived with distinct political, strategical and economic objects. These operations once more illustrated the close cooperation of the Allies in this new theatre.
Mr. Asquith referred to the splendid contingent from the French Navy which shared the glory and hazard of the Dardanel les enterprise. The operation alo showed the copiousness and variety
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