§ 54. Sir Knox Cunninghamasked the Secretary of State for Defence what steps he has taken to ascertain the reason for the loss of confidential documents, dated 1966, belonging to his Department, which were found in a public place by Mr. Gary Bishop and Mr. Graham Wardle and delivered by them to the police; and if he will make a statement.
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§ Mr. HealeyI explained the circumstances in which these documents were found in the Answer I gave to the right hon. Member for Wolverhampton, South-West (Mr. Powell) yesterday. The origin of these incorrectly handled documents has been established and steps have already been taken to prevent a recurrence.—[Vol. 743,c. 114–5.]