STATEMENT EXPECTED

Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 85, 7 October 1940, Page 9

STATEMENT EXPECTED

THE DAKAR INCIDENT

MR. CHURCHILL IN COMMONS

(Britisb Official Wireless.)

(Received October 7, 1.30 p.m.)

RUGBY, October 6

When..-Parliament reassembles.-. Mr. Churchill is expected to take the earliest Opportunity to review "the war situation.''"' Political observers /expect that^he -will make a frank statement on the Dakar expeditionl' and also'deal with the situation, btfth'; rhilitary;. and civil, after four weeks. pf. fh.e.-air blitz-. krieg over- L0nd0n...,-Members, of the House Of Commons &re;likely-to"raise the whole question of 4he;sbmfortand protection of. the ciyjMu^population

during the coming winter in the latter par^of the statemen^r.! v'| ■■}*^v - Parliament,'which is expected to resume regular sittings-on-two or three days a week, will have to pass an Act prolonging its'' own/life;" ] From ■• the point of view of customary procedure it may not be found necessary to go through the formalities of opening a new. session- this autumn. ..■,,As ■• there cannot be a legislative programme on toormal lines suchyaa.^ as ."usually outlined at the" beginning of a new session, there seems to be no reason why the present session should not be carried on from, week to week to deal with problems as they arise!