HC Deb 15 March 1961 vol 636 cc128-9W
Sir F. Maclean

asked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty how many Press representatives accepted the Admiralty's invitation to attend the arrival of the U.S.S. "Proteus" in the Holy Loch; how many canoe demonstrators were taken from the water by the Royal Navy; and what information he was able to obtain regarding their origins.

Mr. C. Ian Orr-Ewing

One hundred and sixty Press representatives accepted the invitation. The Royal Navy gave assistance to the civil police, who arrested six demonstrators in small boats. I know nothing about their origins beyond the fact that they all gave addresses in England.

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