§ 56. M. Grimondasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will with draw the advice contained in issue No. 2 of Talking Points for Government Officers and Estate Owners and Man agers in Nyasaland, which urges people to report by anonymous letter any person whom they believe to belong to the African Congress.
58. M. J. Johnsonasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies, if he is aware that in Issue No. 2 of Talking Points of the Nyasaland Information Department, Zomba, Africans are invited to inform by anonymous letter upon any of their neighbours and fellow workers whom they may think belong to Congress and have not yet been arrested; whether this leaflet was issued with his knowledge and consent; and if he will make a statement.
§ M. Lennox-BoydIn view of the fear of intimidation which makes anonymity essential for those giving information to the Government, the Nyasaland Government considered that, in the circumstances of the time, the invitation to 29W which the hon. Members have drawn attention was justified. It will not, however, be repeated; and I have the Governor's assurance that no action has been or will be taken against persons reported on in response to the invitation without the fullest and most detailed investigation.