§ 17. Captain PETER MACDONALDasked the Home Secretary whether he can make any statement as to the activities of British Communists in connection with the disturbances on the Spanish iron-ore ships at Workington?
§ Mr. LLOYDA report has been received from the Chief Constable of Cumberland and Westmorland who states that four of these ships have been moved from Workington Harbour under police escort and that there has been no disturbance of any kind. A member of the local Communist party visited one of these Spanish ships while it was in Workington Harbour but in view of the action taken by the police in conjunction with the harbour authorities, his efforts to prevent the removal of the ships were unsuccessful.