The Archive · 1938

Motion, Passed by Assent

'Mr: Chamberlain's: motion' for' the establishment of a Select Committee {to enquire' Into' the, elreumstances of [the secrets' leakage was, adopted by the House without division of opposi-It' is expected that the" Committee will' meet early next week, and believed that' Lt.-Col." Sir'John Gil mour will act og chairman... It hoped: that they Committee: will' complete their report on the. leakage be-(or Its. Sum-rose to make his. statement on, the aecsion of the, Committee. of Pevl Breach of Privilege Found unanimous report, declared, was: to. the. effect that there had: been'a breach of privilege oft members of the Haute, and of the This breach, the Premier declared, was not laid "down: in any complete Sede to be, found in any" statute Without making aby reflection up the Military Court which had order: Mr, Sandy to appear befor it seem {0 the Comittee. that the summons, might well appear. the an "attempt to induce him to-give certain information at a. time. when the House was proposing to'set up 0 [Select Committee to consider the propriety of his being asked to give such Information."

'Immediately after presenting' the report of the Committee of Privileges, the: Premier moved the, appolatment lof. a Select, Committee. "to. enquire Into. the substance of the statement made on June 27 in this house by {ihe Honourable Member. for Norwood, the action of the ministers. concerned, fang generally into the question of the applicability of the. Omclal 'Secrets JAct to members' of this. house in the Glscharge "of thels, pavlamentary ties'

'Mr Chamberlain' emphasized. the rear' importance of the Latter" part for these, terms of Feference

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