§ 30. Mr. T. Reidasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies why the Gold Coast Governor's proposal to appoint two Africans to his Executive Council was declined.
Mr. Creech JonesIn the course of a brief adjournment debate on 8th September, the unofficial members of the Legislative Council, while wholeheartedly supporting the proposal that a local committee should be appointed to examine the constitutional recommendations in the report of the Watson Commission, expressed the view that the appointment of two African members of the Executive Council with responsibility for groups of departments should be deferred. They felt that further time should be allowed to the unofficial members to study the Commission's Report and the statement on it by His Majesty's Government.