§ 88. Captain Kerbyasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if, in view of the inability of the civil administration in Cyprus to deal effectively with the events leading to the destruction of the British Council Library, and other disturbances, he will say what steps he has taken to ensure that the two most senior civil servants responsible for the administration of the Colony during the period in question, and who have now been moved from Cyprus, are not placed in positions of similar or greater responsibility elsewhere.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydNone. I do not accept the implication in the Question. These two officers were moved as a result of the recent reorganisation of government in Cyprus, involving the appointment of a Governor of high military rank and civilian Deputy Governor and the abolition of the post of Colonial Secretary. Both the former Governor, whose appointment as Governor of Nyasaland has been approved by Her Majesty, and the former Colonial Secretary, who is an officer of great ability, retain my full confidence.