§ Lord CHITNISasked Her Majesty's Government:
What representations were made to the Government of Guyana following the killing of the English Jesuit priest, Father Bernard Darke SJ, in Georgetown in July this year by members of the Government-backed and Government-protected House of Israel sect; and what reply, if any, was received.
§ Lord CARRINGTONThe High Commission in Georgetown were asked immediately about the circumstances of Father Darke's death. They reported that the Guyanese police were treating the case as one of murder, and were investigating: charges have since been laid. It 1235WA was also established that Father Darke had dual Guyanese/British nationality. The British Government therefore had no locus standi to make representations about what was a matter for the Guyanese authorities.
The British Government deplore the tragic death of Father Darke.