Key Information
Reference code
ISMAY 4/19/17
Title
Extract from Hansard, Nov 1941, with the text of a speech in the House of Commons by Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Keyes, on his dismissal
Date(s)
- 1941 Nov 25 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
3pp
Scope and content
Extracts from Parliamentary debates (Hansard), House of Commons, 25 Nov 1941 (HMSO, London, 1941) consisting of speech by AF Sir Roger John Brownlow Keyes on his position as Director of Combined Operations and the circumstances of his departure from this post; the importance of amphibious operations; his lack of faith in the Chiefs of Staff system and the war machine in Whitehall. Printed 3pp