The War Office announced during the day that the General Officer Commanding the Eastern Command had been instructed by the Army Council to cause a Court of Enquiry to be assembled immediately to en {quire into the circumstances-in which the disclosure of highly secret information relating to anti-aircraft defences, came to be made, When a motion for the establish ment of a Select Committee is taken tomorrow, to enquire into the allegation made by Mr. Sandys, Mr, Hore-Belisha will make a" statement regarding his own position, Reuter's diplomatic correspondent, Tearns, Tt is understood that Mr, Sandys' loiter to.Mr. Here-Belisha, in which secret information was given, was considered by the "Army Council, and subsequently the whole matter was laid before the Prime Minister.
The Premier, it is gathered, viewed the leakage of information of this character wilh concern, as it was considered: gravely prejudicial to the welfare of the state, Mr. Chamberlain is understood to have approved the action which is being taken to trace the source of the Teadage, The Army Council, it is learned, is also considering whether Court Martial proceedings should be taken In regard to the matter, as it is understood that the information disclosed was absolutely vital to the safety of the state—Reuter.
According to the "Evening Standard," the Secretary for War knows that, Mr, Sandys" informant, was on of five or six men, reports Havas. Tt was only this number of trusted persons who had information on the secrets revealed to Mr. Sandys, The Latter's Informant will be brought before the Council of War in the near future, the newspaper adds—
Havas,
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