72. Mr. Slaterasked the First Lord of the Admiralty when he expects the completion of records regarding the personnel eligible to share in the salvage award of the s.s. "City of Marseilles."
§ Commander NobleOwing to the fact that lists of officers and men assisting in the salvage operations were not rendered at the time, it has not been possible to compile a complete record of those eligible to share in the award. Press announcements, wireless broadcasts, and the issue of an Admiralty Fleet Order, in November, 1953, have resulted in 90 applications for shares and a few are still coming in. So far about 60 applicants have been found to be eligible. In the meantime we are making sure, as far as we can from the records available, that others who may be eligible shall not be excluded. I hope that it will be possible to complete the task within the next few months and to start making payments.