§ 72. Mr. J. Johnsonasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he is aware that the European Elected Members of the Legislative Council in Kenya have now said they are prepared to discuss with African Members the matter of increased representation; and whether he will now consider the convening of a round table conference of Asians, Africans and Europeans to discuss future constitutional changes in Kenya before the Lyttelton Plan comes to an end in 1960.
§ Mr. ProfumoThe European Elected Members have stated that they have always been and still are prepared to enter into discussions with other groups on constitutional matters, and the Kenya Government have throughout made it clear30W that they are ready to do everything possible to facilitate such discussions if all the groups concerned are prepared to embark on them without prior condition.