§ 21. Mr. Fenner Brockwayasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what decision has been reached by the Trusteeship Council on the appeal by the 514 Wemuru against eviction from their land in Tanganyika.
§ Mr. LytteltonThe Council considered this petition yesterday, but I have not yet received a complete report on their proceedings.
§ Mr. BrockwayCan the right hon. Gentleman confirm the reports in the Press today that, by eight votes to one, the Resolution of the New Zealand delegate was adopted to the effect that, whilst recognising the transference of the tribes was desirable as a planning measure, and urging the tribe to accept the compensation offered in new land and financial aid, criticised the process of forcible eviction, and recommended that no land in Tanganyika be alienated except with the clearly expressed collective consent of the indigenous inhabitants; and, in consequence of that resolution, will he see that in trusteeship territories in future no tribes are evicted against the will of the people?
§ Mr. LytteltonThe hon. Gentleman apparently has a greater desire to impart information than to receive it. I received a telegram only this morning, and I am afraid that I am not in a position to say more until I have studied it more closely.
§ Mr. BrockwayIs the right hon. Gentleman also aware that, in the "New York Herald-Tribune," it is stated that the New Zealand resolution which was adopted is in the strongest terms ever used—
§ Mr. SpeakerThe right hon. Gentleman is not responsible for what an American newspaper has said.