Editing Duncan Sandys (section)

=== The Duncan Sandys case ===
In 1937, Sandys was commissioned into the [[51st (London) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery|51st (London) Anti-Aircraft Brigade, Royal Artillery]], of the [[Territorial Army (United Kingdom)|Territorial Army]] (TA).<ref>''Monthly Army List'' 1937–39.</ref> In 1938, he asked questions in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] on matters of [[national security]] that reflected his TA experience. He was subsequently approached by two unidentified men, presumably representing the [[secret service]]s, and threatened with [[prosecution]] under section 6 of the [[Official Secrets Act 1920]]. Sandys reported the matter to the [[Committee of Privileges]] which held that the disclosures of Parliament were not subject to the legislation, though an MP could be disciplined by the House.<ref>''House of Commons Paper 101'' (1938–1939)</ref><ref name = Holmes>Richard Holmes, ''Soldiers: Army Lives and Loyalties from Redcoats to Dusty Warriors'', London: Harper Press, 2011, {{ISBN|978-0-00-722570-5}}.</ref> The [[Official Secrets Act 1939]] was enacted in reaction to this incident.<ref>[[Clive Ponting]], The Right to Know: The inside story of the Belgrano affair, Sphere Books, 1985</ref>