 Crouton in Oxfordshire is the American equivalent of GCHQ in Europe, a communications and intelligence base, one of 16 giant talk stations around the world. Another little-known fact about such bases is that in time of international crisis, large areas beyond their boundaries would be subject to American military law enforced by soldiers and security police such as those in this gatehouse. Imagine this gentleman evicting you from your home at gunpoint. Are we rendered if you're aware that there were more than 160 US bases and facilities in Britain altogether? Did you have any idea it was that many? This is part of a network which we're hoping to highlight this weekend by having actions at each one of the 160 US bases and facilities to show that we would have no control over our own country in a time of crisis and that time of crisis would be decided by the American president and not our own government. Do you understand that that's very difficult for people to accept? Do you realise how much it is offensive to people to feel their country has been taken over so they need permits to go places where it was countryside and footpaths have been cut off. There is a footpath through this base or there was a footpath. And today we're using a public ride right, it's still open. They haven't closed it all, but they haven't yet. And using the protection of the Hios Act 1980, the access to countryside Act 1949 and 68 we are perfectly legally travelling across a frontline communications base. For the Reclaim the Bases weekend on July the 18th and 19th 25 people from Banbury CND decided not only to walk the footpath but to hold a picnic along the way. On this occasion, mention of the British law was enough to dissuade the security policemen. One wonders how long such a threat will continue to carry any weight at all and when the interests of the fatherland will overcome any small consideration such as British justice. Is there a spokesman? Nearby Barford St John is a relay station for Crown and Chipping Norton CND held an uncomfortable but effective 24 hour vigil at its gate.