HC Deb 16 November 1967 vol 754 cc183-5W
Mr. Whitaker

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how many lives have been lost, and what has been the approximate cost involved, in the United Kingdom support for the South Arabian Federation.

Mr. Goronwy Roberts

Betwen the beginning of the emergency in December, 1963, and the end of August this year when the Federal Government ceased to function, a total of 83 United Kingdom persons (68 Servicemen and 15 civilians) lost their lives in South Arabia, but it would be misleading to say that these lives were lost in support of the South Arabian Federation. From 1959, when the Federation was formed, until the end of August, 1967, a total of £26,896,000 was paid to the Federation in the form of direct budgetary grants and grants to member States. It is not possible to specify a proportion of our military ex-

1965
Aden Protectorate
British and non-local civilians Local civilians British and non-local civilians Local civilians
K W K W K W K W
January — 8 — — — — 6 11
February — — — 4 — — 1 2
March — 1 — 7 — — 1 6
April — — — 1 — — — 13
May — 5 1 12 —. — 7 2
June 1 3 — 8 — — 5 14
July — 1 2 3 — — 9 12
August — 2 4 21 — — 3 5
September 1 6 1 6 — — 2 9
October — 4 — 1 — — 2 10
November — 1 2 6 — — 2 13
December — 1 4 15 — — 19 12
Total 2 32 14 84 — — 57 109
K = Killed. W=Wounded.

penditure in South Arabia which might be said to be due to our support for the Federation.

Mr. Francis Noel-Baker

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will give the figures for each month to date for total British and other non-local civilian casualties and for Arab civilian casualties, respectively, since the start of the emergency in Aden and South Arabia.

Mr. Goronwy Roberts

Casualty figures resulting from terrorist activity for British and non-local civilians and for Arab civilians since the declaration of State of Emergency in December, 1963 are as follows:

  • December 1963
  • 1 British civilian killed.
  • 1 local civilian killed.
  • 43 wounded (British and local).

1964

Aden

  • British and non-local civilians: 1 killed, 5 wounded.
  • Local civilians: 2 wounded.

Protectorate

  • British and non-local civilians: Nil, Nil.
  • Local civilians: 25 killed, 42 wounded.

More detailed records for this period are not available.

1966
Aden Protectorate
British and non-local civilians Local civilians British and non-local civilians Local civilians
K W K W K W K W
January — 2 2 12 — — 1 —
February — — 1 1 — — 1 —
March 3 1 2 26 — — 5 8
April 1 4 3 22 1 — 1 12
May — — — 5 — — 1 1
June 1 — 6 30 — — 3 8
July — — 1 20 — 1 9 12
August — 3 2 42 — — 2 3
September 1 2 4 11 — — 6 24
October — 2 2 33 — — 2 9
November — 2 3 56 — — 8 8
December — 3 1 33 — — 6 5
Total 6 19 27 291 1 1 45 90

1967 UP TO 31ST OCTOBER
Aden Protectorate
British and non-local civilians Local civilians British and non-local civilians Local civilians
K W K W K W K W
January 1 3 7 37 — — 4 28
February 2 11 20 67 — — 4 21
March 1 5 8 43 — — 1 8
April — 5 23 43 — — 1 6
May — 1 21 59 — — 4 6
June 1* 2* 15 15 — 1 6 38
July 1 4 25 38 — — 3 16
August — 1 17 55 — — 12 19
September — — 5 20 — — † †
October 2 1 1 12 — — † †
Total 8 33 142 389 — 1 35 142
K=Killed. W=Wounded.
* These figures do not include casualties from the South Arabian Forces' mutiny on 20th June which were—British civilians: 1 killed, 1 wounded.
† Figures after August have been impossible to assess accurately after the British withdrawal from the Protectorate.