HC Deb 20 January 1972 vol 829 c212W
Mr. Faults

asked the Minister of State for Defence whether he will reconsider his refusal to grant ,the Council for Nautical Archaeology exclusive rights of recovery from the wreck of Charles II's royal yacht, the "Mary", which sank in 1675 and which the Admiralty owns; and if he will give the reasons for the initial refusal.

Mr. Kirk

No; it is not the practice to grant exclusive rights of recovery from historic wrecks.

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