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As the second world war approach in 1939, Governor Charles Bonham-Carter proposed the burial of victims at sea.

Secret documents released by the National Archives in Kew, show that the Governor had feared air raids would claim so many victims that they would have to be buried at sea.

“As regards final disposal, I consider the most suitable arrangement would be for corpses to be taken to sea in barges and sunk by means of weights.” He added that if Malta was subjected to frequent attacks, the barges would have to be taken out in the dark.

Bonham-Carter suffered a heart attack and left office as the war in Malta started, and the measure was not adopted.

Full story in The Times.

 

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