§ 9. Wing-Commander Bullusasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will give details of the murder by Malayan terrorists of Colonel A. H. Girdler, an administrative officer, of Leeds.
§ Mr. J. GriffithsColonel Girdler died on 5th April as a result of wounds he sustained when a police convoy in which he was travelling was attacked by bandits in the Kluang District, Johore. I am sure the House will wish to be associated with me in an expression of very deep sympathy to his widow and family.
§ Wing-Commander BullusWill the right hon. Gentleman say what extra safeguards, if any, have been introduced for Service personnel and for civilian personnel since this brutal murder?
§ Mr. GriffithsI made a fairly full statement on this matter in the House quite recently.