Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Ministry of Defence – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 10 June 1964.
Mr Frank Hayman
, Falmouth and Camborne
12:00,
10 June 1964
Then may I ask the Minister to take account of the fact that I have in my hand a photograph of a large explosive bomb which was found at Beardown on 18th May, and that I have also another photograph? Is he aware that on 19th April a sack of missiles was found at Lydford Tor by boys on an adventure training expedition? Is he further aware that I have other examples which I will send to him? Will he take this matter seriously and ask the army Council to consider the possibility of other places than Dartmoor being used for training troops?
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