§ 73. Mr. Sorensenasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many men in the East African Educational Services have been transferred to Sierra Leone and other West African Colonies; whether any have been transferred from West to East 212W Africa; and, in view of dissimilar conditions and outlook between East and West Africa, whether these transferences have proved satisfactory.
§ Mr. Rees-WilliamsSince the beginning of 1945 six education officers have been transferred from East and Central Africa to West Africa (including two to Sierra Leone) and four in the reverse direction. There is nothing to indicate that these arrangements have not proved satisfactory and indeed I regard the principle of interchange in the Colonial Service as a necessary and valuable one. In fact one of the officers has since been promoted in his new territory and another has moved on to a more responsible post outside Africa.