§ 85. Mr. Chapmanasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies in what circumstances the body of an Army corporal killed in Aden at the beginning of 1965 was repatriated six weeks later despite the two-year ban on exhumations in Aden.
§ Mr. GreenwoodAn exception to the general rule was made in this previous case because it was possible for the body to be exhumed and prepared for repatriation within a few days of death. The experience then gained, however, led the medical authorities in Aden to the view that no further exceptions of this sort should be made. The local Director of Medical Services has since ruled that at least 20 months must lapse between burial and disinterment in Aden.