§ 69. Mr. Pagetasked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty if he will take stricter measures to enforce security checks on the engagement of civil servants who will have access to secret technical information.
§ Mr. C. Ian Orr-EwingThere is a common code of security checks on the engagement of civil servants which applies generally. Whether there has been any laxity in the application of this code in the Portland case will emerge from the inquiry which is to be set up.