31 December 1958: The contents of letters from the War Office and the Ministry of Works about this issue are nearly as closely guarded as the Crown JewelsThe 36 yeomen warders of the Tower of London who,before Christmas, were “mad” with the Ministry of Works for its decision to increase their rents, and are now said to be “happy” that their dispute with the Government is going “reasonably well.” These cautious and most un-Beefeater-like phrases were used last night by an official of the Civil Service Union,the organisation which (surprisingly) looks after the welfare of the warders.The official explained that at a meeting he had just had at the Tower “with the members of the department,” the yeomen had decided on the reply he should give to the letters the union had received from the War Office and the Ministry. The contents of these letters are still being nearly as closely guarded as the Crown Jewels, and but it is believed that the disgruntled yeomen occupy been told that it may be possible to “talk money” with the Government.
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Source: theguardian.com