HC Deb 26 October 1955 vol 545 c21W
15. Sir L. Plummer

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what was the nature of the recent outbreak among Africans at Morogoro, Tanganyika; and whether he will make a statement.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

The trouble near Morogoro, which led to rioting and attacks on the police and the local chief last July, arose from a local dynastic feud. The dissidents were successful in exploiting the unpopularity of works which had been undertaken to prevent soil erosion. The ringleaders have been tried, convicted and given prison sentences ranging from 6 to 28 months. The area is now quiet but the Governor has ordered a full inquiry into the causes underlying the disturbances.

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