§ 45. Mr. Robert Edwardsasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs under what circumstances, and why, Tewfig Obali, general secretary of the Aden civil aviation union, and the presidents of six Aden trade unions were arrested by British military authorities on 27th April; and whether he will make a statement.
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§ Mrs. WhiteTewfig Ali Fara Obali, Secretary of the Civil Aviation Workers and Employees Union, who was arrested last October and released the following month, was arrested once again on 26th April because of his suspected association with terrorist activity. No other trade union's leaders were arrested.