§ Lieut.-Commander Fletcherasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies why restrictions have been placed upon the work of Swedish evangelical missionaries amongst Ethiopian refugees in Kenya; and whether any such missionaries have been refused permission to go to Palestine to work amongst Ethiopian refugees in Jerusalem?
Mr. M. MacDonaldSo far as I am aware, no formal application has been received for permission for Swedish missionaries to work among the Ethiopian refugees in Kenya. In reply, however, to a tentative inquiry a few months ago, a Swedish missionary was informed that the Governor of Kenya had reported that, in view of the adequate arrangements already made, no further missionary could usefully be employed in the refugee camp. I am not aware of any similar inquiry having been made as regards Palestine.