§ THE EARL OF LISTOWELasked Her Majesty's Government:
- (a) Whether the documents seized by Basutoland police included the names of members of the Pan-African Congress residing in the Republic of South Africa, and whether these names were communicated to the South African police;
- (b) Whether any members of the Pan-African Congress arrested in Basutoland have been sent back to South Africa.
§ THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR COLONIAL AFFAIRS (THE MARQUESS OF LANSDOWNE)
- (a) I do not think it would be right for me to make public particulars of the contents of confidential documents found on the premises of political organisations which may at one time or another have to be searched by the police;
- (b) No members of the Pan-African Congress arrested in Basutoland have been sent back to South Africa.
House adjourned at nine minutes before six o'clock.