§ 63. Mr. H. Hyndasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the amount of the award that is given to people in Malaya for killing others in the rebel forces before surrendering.
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§ Mr. HopkinsonRewards are offered both to surrendered terrorists and to ordinary loyal civilians (but not to whole-time members of the Security Forces) for information or for any outstanding act which helps in suppressing armed Communist terrorism. One such act may be the killing of an armed terrorist in circumstances which justify it; but the reward for killing would always be much less than for capture, and the amount of the reward would depend upon the circumstances, and, in particular, upon the degree of courage and determination shown. The reward to a surrendering terrorist for killing an important and closely guarded armed terrorist whose capture was impossible would not exceed $35,000: that for capturing him might be as much as $50,000.
§ 65. Mr. Haleasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies who is responsible for the consideration of claims made by surrendered terrorists in Malaya for rewards based on the elimination of other terrorists; whether such an inquiry is made in public; and what reports are transmitted to the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. HopkinsonAccording to the amount of the proposed reward, the responsible authority may be either the chief police officer of the State or Settlement, or the State or Settlement War Executive Committee, or the Commissioner of Police. The inquiries are held in private, and no reports are sent to this country.