§ 3. Mr. Malcolm MacPhersonasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many teams are now screening Kikuyu in Tanganyika; and to what extent the Tanganyika Government have taken over responsibility for screening operations and for detaining those found to be Mau Mau supporters.
§ Mr. J. FosterThere are no teams screening Kikuyu in Tanganyika at present. Full responsibility for such operations and for detaining Mau Mau supporters rests with the Tanganyika Government.
§ Mr. MacPhersonDoes that mean that the danger of the penetration of Mau Mau into Tanganyika is either very slight or has disappeared?
§ Mr. FosterYes, Sir.
§ 4. Mr. Malcolm MacPhersonasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies to what extent recent police operations in the Northern Province of Tanganyika have been successful in reducing the danger of Mau Mau activity in Tanganyika.
§ Mr. J. FosterThe recent police operations in the Northern Province have for the time being extinguished Mau Mau activities there. Small centres of potential Mau Mau infection in the Tanga Province are being broken up by the arrest of all suspects. Although there are a few Kikuyu in other parts of the Territory, no militant organisation is known to exist.