§ Mr. Donnelly123, 124 and 125. asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies (1) why Mr. Paul Muwanga was refused a passport by the Government of Uganda for the purpose of attending the Asian Socialist Congress in Bombay;
(2) whether he is aware that the Government of Nyasaland refused a passport to Mr. T. D. T. Banda, Secretary-General of the Nyasaland Congress, for the purpose of attending the Asian Socialist Congress in Bombay; and whether he will make inquiries as to the circumstances of this refusal;
(3) why passports for the purpose of attending the Asian Socialist Congress in Bombay were refused by the Government of Northern Rhodesia to Mr. Harry Nkumbula and Mr. Kenneth Kaunda, the President and Secretary-General of the Northern Rhodesian African Congress.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydMr. Nkumbula was not refused a passport. As for the other cases, I would refer the hon. Member to the reply which I gave on 21st November to the hon. Member for Leyton (Mr. Sorensen).