“The first guarantee they made when the negotiations started was that nobody on the island would be arrested or taken off the island.”
“Browning wanted to settle the issue some way. He told us they wanted to give us the island and still look good. But word one was that no one – no one – would be arrested or taken off the island while the negotiations were underway.” ~
SOURCE: Akwesasne Notes, Vol. 3 No. 5. P.4