§ Mr. Hancockasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how long after the sinking of the Rainbow Warrior Her Majesty's Government made representations to the French Government on the matter.
§ Mr. EggarThe Rainbow Warrior was sunk on 10 July. The French Prime Minister admitted French agents carried out the operation on Sunday 22 September. On 24 September, the British ambassador in Paris delivered a Note to the French Foreign Ministry drawing attention to the fact that the Rainbow Warrior was a British ship and urging swift compensation. A similar Note was handed to the French ambassador in London on 25 September. Representations to the French Government would not have been justified while the facts were unclear and the matter was still under investigation.