HC Deb 26 June 1967 vol 749 c15W
61. Mr. James Johnson

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement about the present condition of, and future plans for, the British Council Library in Mogadishu.

Mr. George Thomson

There is no longer a British Council Library is Mogadishu. The British Council Centre in Mogadishu, which included a library, was closed in March 1963 when the Council Representation was withdrawn following the breach of diplomatic relations. The lease of the Centre was terminated on 30th April this year and the major part of the library was presented to the National University Institute of the Somali Republic.