ONE OF THE REASONS put forward by Labour MPs for
an inquiry into the Suez war is that Sir Anthony Eden will shortly be giving his version of events and this will give the Government an advantage at the general election. But if the efforts . of Sir Anthony's supporters are anything to go by, his book will do himself and the Government far more harm than good. I do not think any attack on Sir Anthony could be 'more damaging than Mr. Head's defence of him last week. By showing that the military chiefs could not be blamed for their conduct of the operation, Mr. Head conclusively showed how unwise it was of the Government to order them to undertake it. The only thing that Mr. Head thinks was wrong with the operation was that it was stopped—for- getting apparently that it was he and his colleagues who (wisely) stopped it.
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