§ Sir P. Macdonaldasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the result of the discussions which have been taking place regarding the construction of a new airport for Nairobi at Embakasi; whether any decision has been taken as to who will meet the cost; whether His Majesty's Government is resolved to maintain the existing East African route from Nairobi as the main trunk line for air services with South Africa; and what information he 100W has about the development of an alternative trunk route by way of Algiers and the Congo.
Mr. Creech JonesThe Kenya Government, in discussions with representatives of His Majesty's Government in June last, said that for financial reasons they could not afford to construct an international airport at Embakasi but would raise no objection if His Majesty's Government were prepared to bear the major share of the cost of such an airport. The question of the need for a new airport at Nairobi is now under consideration by my noble Friend the Minister of Civil Aviation as part of a general review of the development of imperial trunk routes in Africa, including the possibilities of the route to South Africavia North and West Africa. Pending the completion of this review it is not possible to answer the third part of the question.