§ Squadron-Leader Kinghornasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what instructions he has given to His Majesty's Government's representative on the Trusteeship Council with regard to the charge that the administration of the British Cameroons as an integral part of Nigeria is a violation of the provisions of the Trusteeship Agreement and of the trust reposed in His Majesty's Government by the United Nations; and whether he will make a statement.
Mr. DugdaleThis accusation, which was made by the Philippines representative on the Trusteeship Council, is without foundation and was couched in regrettably discourteous terms. Our representative on the Council made it clear that the General Assembly approved the Trusteeship Agreement on the understanding that the British Cameroons would be administered as an integral part of Nigeria. This was the arrangement under the Mandate, and it accords with the interests of the local inhabitants and, I believe, their wishes.