§ MR. CONOR O'KELLY (Mayo, N.)To ask the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether his attention has been called to the inclusive concession to Sir John Willoughby of 200 square miles of diamondiferous territory in Central Rhodesia; whether any petition of protest on the subject has been received from the white inhabitants of Central Rhodesia; and if the Government intend to take any steps in the matter.
(Answered by Mr. Churchill.) The Secretary of State has just received a telegram from a committee of the inhabitants of Gwelo through the High Commissioner for South Africa, but the information which it contains is not sufficient to enable him to form an opinion on the matter. It will be necessary to await the Report of the High Commissioner before further considering the matter.