HC Deb 23 February 1955 vol 537 c1272
37 and 63. Mr. J. Dugdale

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies (1) whether he will make a statement on the conversations he has held with the delegation from Somaliland which has come to protest against the proposed transfer of certain territories from the United Kingdom to Ethiopia;

(2) what consultations he had with the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs before it was decided to draft the Somaliland (Ethiopia) Order in Council, 1955.

69. Mr. Willey

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what representations he has received from Somaliland about the proposed transfer of territory to Ethiopia.

71. Mr. J. Dugdale

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will postpone the coming into operation of the Somaliland (Ethiopia) Order in Council, 1955, until the people who will be forced to leave the Commonwealth on account of it have had an adequate opportunity of expressing their views.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

With the permission of the hon. Members concerned, I propose to defer my answer until the end of Questions.

Forward to