2 92 - L- ---.--- __4 . 92 _ . - --- --- an we t 92 - 'o.. -=.,eA ' "_' I-1_ ._-_ - 112. The debate endedyat 1.22 a.m. and Mr. _'_ P nothingSecretary,of the went eventsstraight the home. of restNooI1enight;* one askedf L - 1 -'|.*~éf¥;,**= "* » ' .-1." " -;.,_.:.":.1.-¢1i;__.."; . ,' I _p _ .- spars.-asrsarmnu-»oor_r»qg..,. 173, Butuse ChiefWhip hadmeanwhile seen_Mr.Prolumo. Ml. - had beentoa dinner see lookedmm theHouse hison wayhome.time .. .-"- 92'-=' ' ~'*.*=-re;-...--.i~':*"=-2.-=~-.-' .=-1~ the . ChiefWhip, whotold himof theaccusations had that been .- . _-:7 -__ _ -4 v .. k.¢.a-. _ - _ r..___. '-"=1 ?'Y":~f-.7=+<-_;_%_¢_q5 Chief Whipsaid tohim, -Imust askyou pointblank. didyou ordidnt , " "_:.~_;.l- *'=i='-- ' '_ .'--. you? e I %t". .l..edme I-hie!whip toldhim thathe thought I "' ;*.~*.."eé¬-:1 _ ' he mighthave tomake statement:1- butthat heshould goback andio -gr {*1. _ - Ti " é_=F"' to bed.Soi'Mt'. with Profumo.hiswife, went back tobed. Theirhouse was _n,_, ~",=*=-" $.52; _ V, besiegedreporters, by theybut ranthe siegeand gotin about 12.40 a.m.,' .1"-2 -".~».- I._--. _._-;._..."-§;-2:-;-?~::-=~_"2¬92*3=- "'1e __ --an-J-;"*¢","-' :_ l;___L* ,5,"'**' r,._-K-"- - very wroughtup, tooksleeping pills,and wentto bed; s" - ~ " " e-Y i-,3:-s .-. ' - .- .__1_."'1--~,4~_' e. :4_. Q,-1:_L_-_"_' .-j ~_; ~'_:-tar-_._'___;*I ' __H. rA-_ .;_- .'. '1;-=' ' _.,-:so 1 . .' B rrnpo ._. .'; 1E._... --_- -.. '1_'1-4-u92_ _"';/._',' ,r,_J-1-4'4... -.,_ t ._92,-' _ -> *_ 174. The Chief Whipmeanwhile hadbeen thinkingmore aboutthe ,3 -; -1-nah?J1:-_-_{_-..r__-"at"-.'*jfr:' .__;__.- :_~92i2-,:.;a-'¬.-',;';",'j_ --s.-_, __-:;;d;~T-_ :'-':- ~*__"1I-matter. Itoccurred tohim that these statements thein Housealforded an 1*". '1"...--.'.-.r_. ti---'~;.-1-~ .7 .,1-"*-'».~"-.-'?"¥131.£§§?" ... " ' %,_' 5.; °PP°92'm!1il!tu1nq92.1r=..w lQ.b1'iti»b¢and mold tl1=t.th¢=. sh! way to deal . -: -"_--:-w t-r a _ " 41:-"I -; . - with themwas forMr. Profumoto makea personal statement inthe House.W _ .3;- ...., - - -. -3*-.=_ H- - . - ' ' -~».1~'~>.- *3 He telephonedto the Prime M.inister,_whoagreed. The_actual_ sequencejog .. -,5! _-__ . _,:=»;KT -e-5,; "7-"' +1.2:-'.=~-. ...==~e, e" events isditeult todisentangle butthis iswhat tool:place. Afterthe debate . .-."i=-l.~£1-' -*1»-'-:=l'*-:,1 921.¥"". - was over,about L30 a.m., the_C'h_ieI_Whip asked Mr. Macleod who, as __ .-.1-__;.,,~- t _,;-;g_~¢_ - W_~_>.».5_3'¢.. the Leaderof theHouse, was_naturally_ concernedin any personal statement! ,;_-.. .-_...-_'..-..t_ . '.,.:-:F'92_~_-',._-. 1|-4"...-,..- '-'1 éj.- . .--~qr in _#"___ 1»? __ _ _ ____ qs----.. ______."r" -e -.3.. :---*5: - - -' -'~__: £1 to comealong tohis room.Soon afterwardsthe Ayttorney_-Generaltame in. "-"1*1r'-_ V__ ___--_!d_-.-.'.=..-1' ;'-iii.-2 .12_ '-.-_ F "'.... I1;-'at He tookthe viewverystrongly thatthis wasthe occasionwhich Mr. Profumo ~r....:»~ » ~ M ought totake todeny therumours. Mr.Profumo hadbeen waiting-__fo_ran opportunity bringto alibel action.But herewas anopportunity scotchto rt" F; them by a personalstatement. Nextthe question arose toas whenit shouldhe -. ._.-tr-i:..;---_ - made. It was agreedbetween themthat it was undesirable -toleave the rumours unansweredover the week-end forthe Sundaynewspapers would <-i .~I>/ 92 Q have them4| without1 a denial!. So it would have to be done in the morning, I Friday morning.They all thought it was desirable_ to have rst-hand iniormation about what had been said. So they asked Mr. Deedes the Mini.ster_ withoutPortfolio! tocome ashe hadbeen presentin theChamber and heard all that was said. He had gone home. but the Chief Whip telephoned himand askedhim to come back.The Solicitor-General who had goneto his room! camebank too. So there werepresent allthe Ministers who heardthe statementsmade exceptthe HomeSecretary!, togetherwith the ChiefWhip andthe Leaderof theHouse, whohad specialresponsibilities a a __#_, _.,,_ r Q _.._. ,1 p ] 1.whsthappened:ouhsvegottocomebscktothel-Iouse.andI:erne1nherJ wereso gaping poggy.Ahe "_We thesssistant!nidz.'L0oh. __ F; way round, sayingI must have aclean shirt-and cud-links through.So he dressedand went downto the " . _ -.,-W ---' -so - 11s. TheAttorney-General thoughtam Mr. Pro-fumo's should unt be there too. and the Solicitor-Generalagreed. Thereason ill! because the personalstatementyvsstobeusedasthecccasiontorretungtherumours; [vhich otherwisewouldbedoneinalibelaconltwasunderstoodthat Mr. Prolumohad giveninstructions toissue writsand it was desirablethat the personalstatement shouldnot containanything toprejudice thelitigation. Furthermore; the thought did occur to the Attorney-General that Mr. Protumomight havemade someadmissions tothe solicitorunder the cloak oflegal professionalprivilege-and. so,if thepresence of his would bea cheek to seethat the personal statementwas in lull accord with what he had told his solicitor. A telephone message wastherefore sent to 1 -n Mr. Cloggand he went to the Housetoo. He arrived sometime betore . V!T|lQS l¢lIEIlilDl'Il1Q_. _ ' 92_ 4 111. When M1-.'Profumo'sarrived solicitor the meeting split up into two parts. Thedrafting wasdone bythe Attorney-General.the Solicitor-General i ldnd so. P1'ofumosin consultationsolicitor in one room. Theothers, .1 N Mr. Maeleod,Redmayne Mr. Mr. and Deedes werein a roomnext door. Mr. Protumo arrived whilst the draftingwas goingon. He did not wish to take anypart in the draftingand leftit to the lawyers.He talkedwith the others. Eventually.by about 3.30 a.in.or 4 a.m. a rough draft wasprepared - ._92=_"-.1" _._:=¢"-»" 77-.t. W _ - _ E: -.s=-ns.&l-§=- .-~'= -ca--Q- -- -. .- - --. 1- by thelawyers inthe handwritingof the Solicitor-General. Theybrought it - 1- - '"F:-'~-t "*=-42.: -¥ :. through to the others. The Solicitor-Generalread it out paragraph by " . .__-_-3;,-¢_-n-3:~ v . __ J "7. - . -_r_ - paragraph. Everybodysaid That's right all " except thatMr. Protumotook ---J.IA _ - .'.T":5;*'- " "-,-L;- ' ._ r-' --.._ ~ ~ eta __. 1' 1 _. _ _ _ _ t .- _ :__ V- '. one pointabout hisassociation withChristine Keeler.He asked.De I really have to sayI wasfriendly withher?". andthe otherssaid, O! course . __ ~_ - ' 4 I ' _;»;-,.%;;_. Junln mUH _ In fhne-new fans auwv v;nf --wthn ---letter -- heinninll -3-it Dnrlint- ----G J vou_ _ ____, must -. -.3 -- . "'_-- Q".-'* -. -. ' J w -1 _ ._ .. __ "a-:1 .- .-FY;--.:_:~."::- .1. ~ -. acknowledge yourfriendship withher." Thedraft wasthen typed which -.1: _ --;;-.»'--_~ 2? -. _ - --~*T~.- -1"~».-..-; took about 20 minutes!. brought back. and Mr. Protumo read it through and ',':'. ;__",'§% F 3-g-,1-55" _.:"-."£i""i};,-X--1 ,.-_-'.?_-;:_:.?=§;'.::*.§*n.-- 3, said he was content.By that time it was about4.30 a.m.and they all left -. M 1',. ~- F mu-¢§_'-,. p .; ..~t=»-.--:~.-.-_-- - ..- the House. l i i '.' .-2;_<_".._.-»_= tsf-I"-~t%§.=»*"'°;?§t'~gi:='e'- . , __ '_;.',,&?92;'2§_5,~.~_ .-._1. : Z" --:92""'-5-.'l~:sgé' lg.-3,,;=:, :-.;;"- -v._~~='...v"-.-..~.. Pk. i-'~-.31-he ,. ;_:_'-;.£:? f",.1a"L'." -;,;;92_'.;'-':;:>',_"..::-" --.. .. --. :1?-' gr Vi!TldReIl0ll0I'|QhIIll~ "*"-==-1 "i'*.92v~=3~§:§_.-.1-'~.-'.1 '2-1 -ope:-. "i*,-"=,.+-"<~.<- . -._ _. = . ;-;*:---..-.-.- resi.-,*~'~e_§_¢l'*-"=' p 178. .4It has sometimes beenassumed thatthis meetingof the live - _,j-.-..-.1:c ..,__.1'. "*' =.-t -"'j*:.,. I-' " #:~'-I-- ser{'*~.~,-;§?;-F "..,-:.- =4 _,Y. Ministers was an investigationby themabout thetruth of the rumours, and " -m-- .-Ass}.-'-.es-.==,.~"4:5! e ~.| .. .-~- - . ~*'-:-¬*§!-- . 40-92. =-.=, - .. >5-: - - .. that it iwas for that reason that Mr. Protumos solicitor present to protect $1; l,. ..-v *1-h ..92 .. ._ . _ -' r-'_w- his interests.I am satised it was nothingoi the The 'Mm1stets" sii ' r-3'-. ,.:~.! a.--927."':. _ r. ;;',_-st"_ "_, ' '>' ; ._~_ I"_ - accepted theassurances of Mr. Profumo previouslygiven! thatthe rumours e .. ' ??lF~n~'s.- ..,_¢-- e-3. >3.E" -. - 92- ,|,::__,J: . - . ...,- _ ,.- _-,_' --"- --'. - = r - '- '_+._ A; _;'.% 1 I - '-.. were untrueand were concerned to see that they were -t A atV .-.;_h, "~=~"=.-ir>'-4;. Y?-,; ._e :.~ . ' t :*»+.7"9-'5. - emphatic waypossible, namely.by his makinga persoml i - s 7 "..",*-"'".{-~= House. wasIt knownthat hehid beenwaiting foran - "~- 'J. ' . ' '-" - I 1'2-.1-=-i-'.-. ... action to refute them--and here an occasion had --1 statements inthe House!iivhere theycould berefuted bya ~. Y_. statement. The solicitor was calledin so as to make surethat this statement w" would not embarrass anyaction Mr. Protumo mightbring. - es: J!-I i .__ . ,4. 92.__ _ , -4» ; " - --- --1:1---r --' -41.-B '- s:-' -_1 A4 .a- -_~l_l _ __ ¢ I , _ 179. The reason tor the long session three hoursfrom 1.30 a.m. to - _ .¬. 4.30 am.! was not because the ve Ministers were conducting a detailed investigation, but because of the long time it took to get hold of Mrl Clogg and Mr.