BRITISH PRESS COMMENT                    
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
                                                            
                   April 1st - April 11th                   
                                                            
 
                                                            
 
 
The press in Great Britain has given praise to the Government 
      over India and is in general less critical than usual. There 
      has been an attack in The Times on Churchill and his Administration 
 over the sinking of the two British cruisers in the Indian 
 
                                                            
 
 
An article appeared in The Times from Sir Edward Grigg, demanding 
      the creation of a Combined General Staff with a professional, 
      non-ministerial chief responsible to the War Cabinet. This is 
      of course a demand that Churchill should relinquish his post 
      as Minister of Defense. It is given added importance owing to 
      the fact that Grigg was until recently Under-Secretary of State 
      at the War Office. He was dropped from the Government two months 
    ago. He is connected with the Cliveden school of politic
 
                                                            
 
 
The attack is supported by a leading article in The Times 
      which says that the Minister of Defense's authority is now entirely 
      personal and that weak service co-operation has played a part 
                        in our disasters.                   
 
                                                            
 
 
Attack on Churchill's conduct, as Minister of Defense is the 
                     surest way to hurt him.                
 
                                                            
 
 
The loss of the cruisers is also condemned by Lord Winster 
      in an article in the liberal News Chronicle. Winster was Parliamentary 
      Private Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty. Unlike 
             Grigg he resigned and was not dismissed.       
 
                                                            
 
 
Winster states that we are losing valuable ships for no apparent 
      purpose. American naval aid, he says, is essential if we are 
      to risk meeting superior force. He declares that the same mistakes 
                       seem to be repeated.                 
 
                                                            
 
 
This attack is backed up by the leading article in the News