§ 77. Mr. Shinwellasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will make a further statement on the situation in the Aden Protectorate.
§ Mr. ProfumoSince my right hon. Friend's reply to the hon. Member for Eton and Slough (Mr. Brockway) on 8th May, security forces have continued to patrol the Jebel Jihaf area to the north 63W and north-West of Dhala. On two occasions, they have exchanged fire with small parties of armed dissidents whom they had come upon and there were casualties. Elsewhere in the frontier area only minor incidents have occurred.