§ Sir P. Macdonaldasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty what steps it is proposed to take to implement the recent decision to form an East African Naval Defence Force; how this force will be recruited and trained; and what ships will be provided for it.
Mr. DugdaleThe formation of a full-time Colonial Naval Force in East Africa is still the subject of negotiations with the local Colonial authorities. I am not yet in a position, therefore, to answer the latter part of the Question.