Mr. Duff Cooper, in giving an account of his Ministry,
did little more than explain the obvious difficulty of combining speed with accuracy in information, and the constant anxiety lest something should be revealed which would assist the enemy. Mr. Noel Baker expanded his commentary on the work of the Ministry into a general review of the military situation inspired by a glowing and confident patriotism. Mr. Ernest Evans was more critical, and expressed a passionate desire for the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, together with some suspicion that he was not getting it. Mr. Harold Nicolson, who has abandoned the spectator's viewpoint and come into the arena, was thorough and infor- mative in his reply, but his speeches have not quite the polish and artistic structure which distinguish his written work. However, like all other Ministers, he is probably working most strenuously against time.
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