Observer, The Daily Record on the 24th May 1961 reported under the headline "Pathetic bunch".
On board the Proteus, Captain J. C. Rap, commanding the marine detachment, described the demonstrators as. "A pathetic little bunch who are trying to change the world. They are nothing more than a nuisance ".

More than one captain??

Guest: yes, the bottle imp article has been seen a long time ago. Gordon McCulloch was an old friend but some of his references have been shown to be incorrect.