§ Captain Kerbyasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies when he will make a further statement with regard to the position of the Kenya non-designated overseas officers, in view of the fact that they are covered by paragraph 12 of Colonial 306.
§ Mr. MaudlingIn view of the assurance given in paragraph 12 of Colonial No. 306, I strongly urged the East African Governments to accept and implement the proposals I made last November after discussions with representatives of the officers concerned for retirement benefits for non-designated officers serving in East Africa on overseas leave terms. At that time I emphasised to the staff associations concerned that the decision to implement my proposals rested with the East African Governments which had been responsible for the recruitment of these officers.
I have now learned that the Government of Kenya is prepared to adopt my proposals in part only and does not feel itself able to grant these officers a general right to retire as I had suggested. The final decision on my proposals must rest with the East African Governments.