§ Mr. Brockwayasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what decisions were reached in the discussions with the delegation from Sierra Leone regarding financial provisions for the Colony.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydIt was agreed that on present forecasts the Government of Sierra Leone would need to raise an external loan of some £3 million during 1959–60 and that development should proceed on that assumption. In view of the prevailing uncertainties and the impossibility of looking very far ahead, discussions will be resumed next year. The Sierra Leone Government agreed in principle to assume control of military forces on the 1st January, 1959. Her Majesty's Government agreed, subject to Parliamentary approval, to provide financial assistance on a tapering basis; the precise details are still being worked out.