Toronto lawyer Mendel Green was not allowed to talk to the 174 East Indians at CFB Halifax yesterday. Base personnel said the refugees had not requested a lawyer. With Green were, from left, Sikh leaders Kuldeep Singh Chatwell, of Kitchener, Talwinder Singh Parmer of North Burnaby, B.C., Dalvir Singh Gill of Kamloops, B.C., and Green's sons Evan and Stephen.