The British Government requested the liberation of McLeod on the account that the attack was a public act of persons in Her Majesty's Service obeying the order of their superior authorities and could not be made the ground of proceedings in the United States.
英国政府要求释放McLeod，理由是，攻击行动是女王陛下的军人奉上级命令从事的公共行为，不能成为在美国提起诉讼的依据。