§ 33. Mr. Beresford Craddockasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will make a statement in regard to the representations he has received from the Government of India concerning the treatment of Africans in British Colonies in Africa.
§ Mr. LytteltonNo, Sir. No such representations have been received by the United Kingdom Government.
§ Mr. CraddockWill my right hon. Friend say whether his attention has been drawn to a statement made by the Prime Minister of India in a speech at Agra on 6th July in which he said:
It is a scandalous thing that the people of Africa are being treated as wild animals,and—[HON. MEMBERS: "Hear, Hear."] It is not true—will he take this opportunity of stating emphatically that such conditions do not obtain in territories in Africa under British rule?
§ Mr. LytteltonHer Majesty's Government categorically reject these misleading and ill-informed remarks about territories in Africa.