ripples.

The fax, which gave written permission for the Peoples' Coalition for Affordable Housing to view houses on Southside, was never intended for public release as it had been decided not to allow access to the group.

But a copy of the letter -- which was addressed to the Southside security office from the Bermuda Land Development Company -- found its way to the marchers, who walked to the site on Sunday but were denied access to the land.

Now investigations are underway to discover how the letter was leaked to the PCAH.

A private investigator called the Royal Gazette asking for details of how the fax came in to the newspaper's possession.

The man, who claimed to be conducting a probe into the leak, would not reveal who, if anyone, he was working for.

Fax probe Don Grearson, communications director of the BLDC, said their only involvement after Sunday's incident was to ask International Security and Investigations -- the firm who look after security at the 420 acre former US base -- to find out how the fax ended up in the public domain.

And Carlton Crockwell, president of International Security and Investigations, said the man was nothing to do with his firm.

"He wasn't working for me. I don't operate that way,'' he said.

Mr. Crockwell said he couldn't comment further on the matter.

On Sunday around 40 people from the Peoples' Coalition for Affordable Housing walked to the Baselands, hoping to see some of the houses which they believe could solve a accommodation crisis on Bermuda.