§ Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Lord Privy Seal when and where the international Commission of Inquiry into the "Red Crusader" incident will sit; what witnesses will be examined and what other evidence will be adduced; whether counsel will be allowed to appear on behalf of the interested parties; and what notice of the time and place of the sitting will be given to the parties involved.
§ Mr. HeathThe Commission will sit in The Hague, where its first meeting was held on 21st November. Its work will begin immediately with the study of memorials to be submitted by Her Majesty's Government and the Danish Government. These will be followed by counter-memorials and by an oral hearing. Both Governments have the right to call witnesses to give evidence before the Commission. Her Majesty's Government, whose case before the Commission is being prepared in close consultation with the Crusader Fishing Company of Aberdeen, will be repre-174W sented before the Commission by counsel led by my right hon. and learned Friend, the Attorney-General. The proceedings of the Commission will be held in private.