HC Deb 30 July 1956 vol 557 c88W
54. Mr. R. Edwards

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what consultation took place with the inhabitants of Ascension Island before the Agreement was signed for long-distance test ranges for guided missiles in the proximity of that island.

Mr. Selwyn Lloyd

There are no indigenous inhabitants on Ascension Island. Those presently living there are members of the European staff of Cable and Wireless Limited and their families, and domestic and other staff brought from St. Helena. Cable and Wireless Limited were consulted during the negotiations on the Agreement.