HC Deb 05 March 1959 vol 601 c619
43. Mr. Callaghan

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many Africans from Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland have been detained by the Southern Rhodesian Government following the recent ban on the African National Congresses.

The Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies (Mr. Julian Amery)

My right hon. Friend has consulted the Governor of Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland but the information is not yet available. My right hon. and noble Friend is also making inquiries.

Mr. Callaghan

I am much obliged for that Answer, but may I ask the Under-Secretary what arrangements are being made about the families of the men who have been detained? Can any help be given to them until charges are made against the men concerned?

Mr. Amery

Perhaps the hon. Member will await the result of the inquiries that we are making.

Mr. Elwyn Jones

Can the Under-Secretary say whether these Africans from Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland are detained in Southern Rhodesia on orders emanating from the Protectorates, from the Southern Rhodesian Government or from the Federation Government?

Mr. Amery

I understood the Question to refer to those Northern Rhodesian and Nyasaland persons who were living in Southern Rhodesia and who were detained under the Southern Rhodesian emergency.