I was getting very close co-operation from the Royal Navy, which manages the U.K. act, and they did not question my position in the negotiations. It was only when what I was doing came to the attention of a representative from the Government of Canada that it intervened and and did not support what I was doing.
There was no evidence from the U.K. side that they did not support what I was doing. In fact, they strongly supported it, and I came very close to getting what I was hoping for on behalf of the many sailors who were lost in those three ships.