Dartmoor (Gas and Explosives)

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Ministry of Defence – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 10 June 1964.

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Photo of Mr James Ramsden Mr James Ramsden , Harrogate 12:00, 10 June 1964

Yes, Sir. It has always been the practice of the Defence Department to dispose of unwanted material of this nature by dumping it out at sea. This dump was an unauthorised one of which no record exists. The material was probably buried by a unit during the war, but there is no means so long after the event of establishing who was responsible. I have no reason to believe that any other unauthorised dumps exist on Dartmoor.