Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-26

Try ana prO0uceQ a naCl0nal
debate on the state of British
morality.
This was reflected In the
comment of the independent
Daily Express. The supremacy
important issue is the conduct
and responsibility of ministers, u
the paper said. 1T is to be
hoped that Parliament will de-
bate (the issues soon and dis
pose of them quickly"
In his report, however, Lord
Denning said he found no gen.
eral decline in British morality
But he added there was blatant
evidence of secret sex parties
among an element of London
society.
He cited the instance of a
man wearing a black mask, who
served dinner at one party
nearly naked except for a
small lace apron around his
waist such as a waitress might
wear"
But contrary to rumors, the
man was not a cabinet minister
Lord Denning said. The jurist
said he had learned the mans
identity but did not make II
public.
In some instances, Lord Den.
ming said, the dinners were
followed by perverted sex
orgies"
1.-THE man in the mask Is a
slave and Is whipped" he
added. 81. The guests I'M
dress and indulge in sexual
intercourse one with the other,
and indulge in other sexual
activities of a vile and revolt
ing nature"
The Denning report became a
best seller Immediately. About
1000 persons waited outside
the government printing office
at 1890 a.m.-the official time
for the reports publication.
The reports were snatched up
at $1.05 a copy.
One book firm sent 100
copies by plane to its New
York shop.
Few Spicy Revelations
The report. however, con-
tanned almost no new spice
revelation. To a great extent it
reflected the mild and judicious
personality of its author, a ga
year-old jurist of middle class
origins who was made a baron
six years ago.
Lord Denning spent more
than seven weeks on the inves-
tigation and heard 100 wit
nesses, including Profumo, Miss
Keeler, Ward and Mr.. Macmil-
Ian.
He said he discussed with six
government ministers the init
mate details of their sex lives.
One minister even submitted
to a medical examination so he
could be compared with the
so-called "headless man"
shown in a pornographic pho
tograph that formed part of
the evidence in the sensational
Argyll divorce case earlier this
summer.
Lord Denning said the ex-
animation showed beyond a
doubt that the man In the
photograph was not the cabi-
net member, as had been ru-
mored.
Ward Story RetOld
The jurist also retold the
story of Ward, the society os-
teopath who recruited pretty
teen-agers for himself and his
friends and later killed himself.
Lord Denning described Ware
as a Communist sympathizer
and admirer OF the Soviet re-
CINE. AS a result, he became
friendly with the assistant So
Wet naval attache. Capt. Yev-
geny Ivanov, who was de-
scribed as something OF a la
dies man."
Lord Denning, owever
doubted the story that Ivanov
also was Miss Keeler's lover
II think that Capt. Ivanov went
to Stephen Wards house for
social entertainment and con-
versation, and not for sexual
intercourse" Lord DENIM 9
said.
The jurist also took up
whether Ward had followed
through on a request from
Ivanov to find out when the
United States was TO begin
arming West Germany with
nuclear weapons.
Lord Denninp said.