§ Sir F. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assistance Her Majesty's Government are prepared to give to the Kenyan Government towards their defence re-equipment programme.
§ Lord BalnielThe Kenyan Government are undertaking a limited re-equipment programme for their armed forces and police most of which will be supplied from United Kingdom sources. Her Majesty's Government have agreed to make a grant of £2 million to the Kenyan Government towards the cost of purchases in the United Kingdom in connection with this re-equipment programme. Some training assistance will also be provided to the Kenyan Air Force. Parlia-358W ment will be asked to approve the necessary Supplementary Estimate in due course. In the meantime an advance will, if necessary, be sought from the Contingencies Fund.