§ 100. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he is aware that, in the numbers of people in Cyprus who have been killed and wounded since the present emergency began, and as a result of that emergency, the highest in numbers and proportion 163W of such persons are civilian police and non-combatant civilians; if he is also aware that sufficient safeguards for the lives of such police and non-combatants are not being taken; and if he will take steps to ensure that such police and non- combatant civilians are adequately protected.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydI am aware that the heaviest casualties in EOKA's campaign of terrorism have been among civilians and the police, and mainly among Greek-Cypriots. I do not accept the second part of the Question. The Cyprus Government are bending their whole energies on the counter-terrorist campaign and everything possible is being done to protect both the police and other civilians from these murderous attacks.