HC Deb 16 December 1953 vol 522 cc51-2W
14. Mrs. White

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what action has been taken by the Government of Nyasaland following the publication of the official communiqué in the "Nyasaland Times" making imputations against members of the African Congress Party, which led to a fine of £100 being imposed on the editor of the newspaper for contempt of court.

Mr. Lyttelton

On 12th October the Nyasaland Government published a statement deeply regretting that a sentence which might be taken to carry certain imputations against the persons concerned should have found its way into the communiqué. Steps have been taken to ensure that further cases of this kind will not occur.