British Ships (Cuba and Bahamas)

HC Deb 07 November 1962 vol 666 c63W

1. Mr. Parker

asked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty what steps are taken to protect British ships in the Caribbean, particularly in the neighbourhood of Cuba and the Bahamas.

Mr. C. Ian Orr-Ewing

The Caribbean falls within the Command of the Senior Naval Officer, West Indies. His ships are available to give assistance if necessary to British merchant ships on the High Seas.