HC Deb 24 February 1958 vol 583 c20W
Mr. Malcolm MacPherson

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies, with regard to offers by member States of the United Nations of study and training facilities for inhabitants of Trust Territories, how many persons from each Trust Territory applied for, and how many were granted, scholarships, fellowships, or other trust facilities, respectively, in the year ending on the last convenient date.

Mr. Profumo

According to figures provided by the Secretary-General of the United Nations to the General Assembly, the number of applications received by the Secretary-General from inhabitants of Trust Territories under United Kingdom administration, and the number of awards made for the academic year 1957–58, are as follows:

Applications Awards
Tanganyika 11 14*
Cameroons under British Administration 13 4
*A number of applications have been made directly to member States offering education facilities, and not through the Secretary-General.