§ 68. Mr. R. Edwardsasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has considered the Report on Aden 176W and the Protectorate submitted by the United Nations Sub-Committee on Colonies, which recommends early elections in the Colony of Aden and the Protectorate, the release of political prisoners and the repeal of laws restricting public freedom; and what action is contemplated arising out of these recommendations.
§ Mr. FisherI have received a copy of this Report, which is being debated in the United Nations Special Committee on Colonialism. The United Kingdom delegate has been instructed to make clear that we consider the Report to be inaccurate and tendentious, and that the recommendations, as they stand, are unacceptable to the British Government.