§ Mr. R. Morganasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is being done or what is contemplated as essential in respect of the completion of the defences in East Africa?
Mr. M. MacDonaldAs regards the land forces, I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply which I gave to a question by him on 23rd November. What I then said about the forces in Kenya applies equally to the forces in the other East African Dependencies. In addition, measures have been taken for the reorganisation of coast defence, for the formation of mine-sweeping units, and for the development of passive defence measures where these are necessary.