§ 71. Mr. R. Edwardsasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will make a statement on the arrest of 500 Bamanda citizens in Southern Cameroons; and whether he will hold an inquiry into this matter forthwith and make a report as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodI have made inquiries and have received a report on the situation from the Governor-General. Security operations in the Cameroun Republic during February have much increased the flow of Cameroun citizens into the Cameroons under British Trusteeship and screening has been necessary in the interests of the security of the latter territory. Since 1st February 271 Cameroun citizens have been detained. Of these 161 were released within 24 hours. One hundred and ten have been convicted of offences by the courts or remanded.