§ 14. Mr. Shepherdasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will make a statement on the recent murder of a British sailor by a Spanish prison guard.
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§ Lord John HopeMr. Goodman, a seaman employed on the m/v "Sarmiento," was arrested at Santander on 1st June on charges of drunkenness and resisting the police. On 7th June when in prison on remand Mr. Goodman climbed up to look out of his cell window. As this was against prison regulations, the sentry ordered him to get down. When he did not do so, the sentry fired what he himself says was intended as a warning shot, and killed him. The Spanish military authorities are conducting a judicial inquiry into this incident. Her Majesty's Ambassador has requested more than once that the inquiry should be completed as soon as possible, and has meanwhile reserved Her Majesty's Government's right to claim compensation.