§ Lord Balnielasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what has been the outcome of the review of the role of the Royal Air Force training mission in the Sudan.
§ Mr. George ThomsonI am not yet in a position to make a statement on this subject.
§ Lord Balnielasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will give details of the supply-dropping flights in the southern provinces of the Sudan between August, 1965 and November, 1965, in which members of the 162W Royal Air Force training mission in the Sudan have taken part.
§ Mr. George ThomsonRoyal Air Force seconded personnel in the Sudan flew six emergency flights between August and October, 1965, in order to drop supplies to garrisons whose communications were completely cut off. The pilots were subsequently instructed not to take part in such flights.