§ 6. Mr. Archerasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he now intends to publish the report of Mr. Roderic Bowen, Q.C., relating to detention procedures in Aden.
§ 24. Mr. Eldon Griffithsasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will no publish Mr. Roderic Bowen's Report on Aden.
§ 36. Mr. Roseasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what action he is taking as a result of the report supplied to him by Mr. Bowen on the treatment of detainees in Aden.
§ Mr. George BrownI would ask the hon. Members to await the statement which I shall be making after Questions.
§ 37. Mr. Roseasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs which persons were interviewed by Mr. Bowen during his recent investigations into the treatment of prisoners and detainees in Aden.
§ Mr. George BrownI have arranged for the list, which is rather long to be printed in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. RoseWhat has happened to the five interrogators who were removed from Aden shortly after these allegations?
§ Mr. BrownI ask my hon. Friend, as I did earlier, to await the statement which I shall be making after Questions.
§ Mr. ArcherIs my right hon. Friend aware that all the Arab professional organisations declined to give evidence before Mr. Bowen on the grounds that my right hon. Friend's Department had committed itself in advance to a denial of the allegations and, secondly, that certain wives of detainees were prevented from seeing Mr. Bowen? Is he still open to receive evidence on this?
§ Mr. BrownI do not think that that will be supported by the list which has been made available, as my hon. Friend will see when he reads it. I suggest that he waits until he has read the list.
§ Following is the information—
§ LIST OF PERSONS INTERVIEWED BY MR. RODERIC BOWEN, Q.C., DURING HIS ENQUIRY INTO DETENTION PROCEDURES IN ADEN.
- The High Commissioner.
- Deputy High Commissioner. R. H. J. Thorne.
- A Deputation of relatives of detainees.
- S. N. Iyer, Q.C. Member of Review Tribunal.
- R. H. Hickling. Legal Adviser.
- Dr. C. R. Jones. Permanent Secretary and Director of Health Services.
- A. L. Asnag. Member of Review Tribunal.
- —Duqmi and others. President and Members of the Civil Aviation Workers Union.
- —Suqi and others. President and Members of the General Union of Petroleum Workers.
- C. G. Doyle. Chief Magistrate and Chairman of Review Tribunal.
- R. J. Holmes, Q.C. Advocate General.
- J. V. Prendergast. Director of Intelligence.
- Dr. Rochat. International Committee of the Red Cross.
- M. J. Maloney, Q.C. Attorney General, Aden State.
- A. C. W. Lee. Senior Adviser (Security).
- Lt. Colonel Odell. Director, Army Legal Services.
- Brigadier Kyte. Brigadier A/Q.
- A. J. Ashworth. Information Adviser.
- F. Russell. Commandant, Interrogation Centre.
- Adil Khalifa. Detainee.
§ During his visit to the Interrogation Centre he spoke to the Staff, the visiting Medical Officer, and each one of the inmates in his cell. During one visit to the Detention Centre he spoke to members of the staff. He was informed that the detainees had dealt with all the matters they wished to raise in the detailed Memorandum they had submitted and that none of them wished to see him personally. He requested to see the detainee who he understood had drawn up the Memorandum and who spoke English fluently (Mr. Khalifa). He interviewed Mr. Khalifa who confirmed that none of the detainees wished to be interviewed personally and were satisfied that all the matters they wished to raise were covered in the Memorandum.
§ Mr. Bowen would like to make it clear that he made it known on his arrival in Aden that he was willing and anxious to see anyone who considered he could be of help to him in performing his task. A number of organizations* and individuals indicated that they preferred to submit a Memorandum and did so.
§ In addition to the above Mr. Bowen had many informal discussions with a number of residents in Aden, both Adenis and others.
§ *The Arab Jurists' Union.
§ The Graduates' Congress.
§ The Arab Economists' Union.
§ Arab Doctors' Union.
§ The Civil Service Association of South Arabia.