§ 1. Mr. Tilneyasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what choices the people of the Southern British Cameroons will be given in any plebiscite to determine their future that may be held in the immediate future; and whether he will include amongst those alternatives the opportunity to defer their long-term decision for another few years.
§ The Secretary of State for the Colonies (Mr. Alan Lennox-Boyd)This matter is now under consideration in the United Nations General Assembly, and I cannot anticipate the result of these deliberations.
§ Mr. TilneyWill my right hon. Friend bear in mind that freedom of choice exercised too hurriedly may lead to bondage later on?
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydYes; I am sure that the people ought not to be asked to vote on choices which they have not as yet fully understood.