§ 19. Mr. Stonehouseasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies why he is recruiting citizens of the Union of South Africa as European inspectors of police for service in Northern Rhodesia.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodBritish subjects with suitable qualifications and experience are recruited as inspectors of police by the Government of Northern Rhodesia from the United Kingdom, the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland and the Union of South Africa, to fill vacancies in the force.
§ Mr. StonehouseWhen the Colonial Secretary goes to Northern Rhodesia, will he look at this matter, since it could provide quite a lot of unrest to have Afrikaans-speaking apartheid-minded European inspectors of police?
§ Mr. MacleodI think there is an immense amount of prejudice behind that 610 supplementary question. These people are recruited in very small numbers, and I have no doubt that those who are recruited are wholly suitable for the tasks they have to perform.