§ Mr. Gammansasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will make a statement on his conversations with Dato Onn bin Ja'afar, President of the United Malay Nationalist Organisation.
Mr. Creech JonesI welcomed the opportunity of Dato Onn's presence in this country for a frank and cordial exchange of views, in the course of which I expressed His Majesty's Government's appreciation of the part played by the Malays in combating the present outbreak of banditry in Malaya. I am consulting the High Commissioner about various matters raised by Dato Onn in these discussions.