London, Aug. 7.
At its first meeting yesterday, the Committee of Privileges, ordered by the House of Commons' to consider whether the detention under defence regulations of Captain Archibald Ramsay, Unionist member for the Peebles' and Southern Division of Midlothian and Peebles, constituted 4 breach of privileges of the House, chose the Lord Privy Seal, Int, Clement R, Attlee, as Chairman, It is customary for the leader of the House to preside over the Committee of Privileges, On becoming Premier Mr. Winston Churchill intimated it was his Intention to ead Commons as far as exigencies of his dulies elsewhere under war conditions permitted. He intimated My. Altice would "act as deputy leader in his absomeo, The committe wil meet again uestay decided to call" air Shvert "Compton Clerk of the Howe of Carmmonn, oat the Gest
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