§ 77. Mr. Fenner Brockwayasked the Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations what reply he has given to the request of spokesmen from the Bamangwato tribe in Bechuanaland to have facilities to come to this country and to put before him the desire of the tribe that Seretse Khama shall be allowed to return as its chief.
§ Mr. J. FosterOn my noble Friend the Secretary of State's instructions these spokesmen were informed that, as the Bamangwato tribe's views were already well known to him both through the High Commissioner and from the observers' mission in July and August, 1951, no useful purpose would be served by a delegation to London and that my noble Friend was not prepared to grant them an interview. There is a well-recognised procedure whereby any further representations can be made to him, that is, through the Protectorate Administration and Her Majesty's High Commission.