Part IIIThe Events of November 18, 1973 Paragraphs 115 thru 116. - An Examination in Detail [Part 21] - The Evidence of Innocent Belmar 115. Asst. Supt. Belmar tried to convey the impression that he had not visited the Grenville police station before the afternoon of Sunday, November 18 and that he had been at his home at Birchgrove before he left for St. George's; that it was on his way back to his house at Birchgrove that he learned he was likely to be ambushed; that he eluded the Six members of the New Jewel Movement who were pursuing him; that he knew nothing about a meeting at Grenville and that the police activity in Grenville was wholly the result of a telecommunication contact he made with Inspector David Andrews at 3:00 p.m. (15:00) that afternoon. If in fact he believed that the Grenville police station was to be attacked that Sunday, then he was singularly negligent by his [missing words here] on the other hand he learned of the businessmen's meeting and intended to prevent it from being held, then the credible evidence of his activity that day fully explains the sequence of the measures he adopted to achieve his purpose. It is recorded in the police station diary for St.David that at 8:28 a.m. on that morning he left the St. David police station by car with some men. He was seen at the Grenville police station about 9 - 9:30 a.m. that morning recruiting police aides. He went to a meeting in St. George's and left that city about 2:30 p.m. (14:30) that day. The evidence of the Minister of National Security implies, however, that Belmar was expected to be in Grenville that afternoon and not Birchgrove. Be that as it may, it is revealing to learn what Belmar meant when he spoke about the likelihood of being ambushed.
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