§ Captain Kerbyasked the Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations what was the cost of preparing and printing and distributing the tract entitled, "Tributes to Britain on Ghana's Achievement of Independence within the Commonwealth, and on Becoming a Member of the United Nations," prepared for his Department by the Central Office of Information; what is the purpose of this tract; how many copies were printed; and how it was distributed.
§ Mr. Alport:The cost in the United Kingdom of printing and distributing "Tributes to Britain on Ghana's Achievement of Independence within the Commonwealth, and on Becoming a Member of the United Nations" was £92. The number of copies so printed was 8,200. The purpose of the pamphlet was—in view of the widespread misunderstanding of the character of British policy and its constant denigration here and overseas—to draw attention to the tributes paid by speakers throughout the world to the part played by the United Kingdom in guiding Ghana along the road to full membership of the Commonwealth. The pamphlet was also printed in the overseas Commonwealth. Copies have been distributed mainly to leaders of opinion and influential organisations.