§ 87. Mr. James Johnsonasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what approaches have been made to the Mauritian Government regarding certain facilities for an Anglo-United States base in the Indian Ocean.
§ Mrs. WhiteThe Premier of Mauritius was consulted in July last about the joint survey of possible sites for certain limited facilities that was then about to begin. In November the Council of Ministers, who had been kept informed, were told that the results of the survey were still being examined and that the Premier would be consulted again before any announcement was made in London or in Washington.