marine ▁war fare ▁equipment ▁carried ▁under ▁the ▁cru iser ' s ▁stern . ▁Elli ott ▁arranged ▁for ▁Cra bb , ▁an ▁experienced ▁ex - nav al ▁f rog man , ▁to ▁investigate . ▁He ▁made ▁one ▁successful ▁run ▁under ▁the ▁ship , ▁came ▁back ▁for ▁an ▁extra ▁p ound ▁of ▁weight ▁for ▁his ▁next ▁attempt ▁and ▁failed ▁to ▁return ▁from ▁the ▁second ▁d ive . ▁Elli ott ▁spec ulated ▁in ▁his ▁aut obi ography ▁that ▁Cra bb ▁suffered ▁equipment ▁failure . ▁Sub sequ ent ▁criticism ▁of ▁Cra bb , ▁whom ▁Elli ott ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁brave ▁and ▁hon ou rable ▁officer ▁and ▁who ▁had ▁undert aken ▁successful ▁operations ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁kind ▁before , ▁was ▁res ented ▁by ▁Elli ott . ▁ ▁The ▁S ovi ets , ▁who ▁had ▁reported ▁a ▁diver ▁in ▁trouble ▁near ▁the ▁stern , ▁did ▁not ▁comp lain , ▁but ▁also ▁denied ▁responsibility ▁for ▁Cra bb ' s ▁death . ▁But ▁the ▁matter ▁le aked . ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Anthony ▁E den ▁protest ed ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁informed ▁and ▁ad verse ▁public ity ▁en su ed . ▁Elli ott ▁claimed ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁told ▁the ▁operation ▁had ▁been ▁cleared ▁by ▁the ▁Foreign ▁Office . ▁ ▁Es cape ▁of ▁Kim ▁Phil by ▁ ▁In ▁With ▁My ▁Little ▁E ye , ▁Elli ott ▁gives ▁an ▁account ▁of ▁his ▁last ▁contacts ▁with ▁Kim ▁Phil by , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁Phil by , ▁with ▁whom ▁Elli ott ▁had ▁worked ▁in ▁Be ir ut , ▁had ▁been ▁a