§ 54. Mr. Rowlandasked the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate has been made by his Department of the effectiveness of destroying by naval or air action the oil cargo of a static oil tanker when clearly visible and in one piece.
§ Mr. FoleyAs yesterday's White Paper on the "Torrey Canyon" made clear the problem is not to destroy a wrecked oil tanker but to open its oil tanks to allow free combustion of its cargo. The success of such a precision operation depends on many factors including the construction and state of the ship, its position and list.