§ 60. Mr. Brockwayasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the Foundation for 173W Mutual Assistance to be inaugurated at Accra next month with the participation of the Governments of African States and of European Powers administering territory in Africa.
§ 66. Mr. J. Johnsonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what will be the relationship between the proposed Foundation for Mutual Assistance in Africa and the Commission for Technical Co-operation in Africa south of the Sahara.
§ Mr. Ian HarveyThe hon. Members may have seen the announcement made on 17th January. Her Majesty's Government and other members of the Commission for Technical Co-operation in Africa South of the Sahara have agreed to set up under the Commission a Foundation for Mutual Assistance in Africa South of the Sahara. The Foundation is designed to facilitate and encourage the provision of technical assistance for this important region. It will be inaugurated at a special meeting in Accra on 19th and 20th February. The House will be asked in the estimates to approve provision for a United Kingdom contribution of technical assistance through the Foundation to non-Commonwealth countries in Africa South of the Sahara.
The Foundation will be under the general direction of the Commission for Technical Co-operation in Africa South of the Sahara; the Foundation's Secretariat will be combined with the Secretariat of the Commission.