[40] Majority Report, par. 94.
[41] Dardanelles Commission; First Report, par. 68.
[42] Ibid., par. 83.
[43] Mr. Roch’s Minute, par. 22.
[44] Dardanelles Commission; First Report, par. 88.
[45] M. Augagneur, Minister of Marine, had visited London after the decision of January 13. He approved the subsequent plan, pronouncing it “prudent et prévoyant.” Mr. Roch’s Minute, par. 29.
[46] Majority Report, pars. 86, 87; Mr. Roch’s Minute, pars. 25, 26.
[47] Mr. Roch’s Minute, pars. 11 and 22.
[48] Speech in House of Commons, March 20, 1917 (Hansard, 1783, 1784).
[49] Mr. Roch’s Minute, par. 28.