In the papers of Monday a further statement was made
by the Press Bureau :—
"Lord Kitchener, at the request of his colleagues, has left England for a short visit to the Eastern theatre of war. . . . It is untrue to suggest that Lord Kitchener has tendered his resig nation, or that hie visit to the King had any relation to any such subject, or that his visit to the Eastern theatre of war in any way betokens that such a resignation is contemplated. On the con- trary, this visit is undertaken by him in discharge of his duty as Secretary of State for War, which duty he has no intention of abandoning."
Lord Kitchener, as soon as be was set free from the War Office, went to Paris, where he consulted with General Joffre, M. Briand, and General Gallieni, and then continued his journey to the Near East.
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