HC Deb 23 July 1968 vol 769 c85W
84. Sir D. Walker-Smith

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) in how many cases persons known to have undergone guerilla warfare training in Africa, or admitting having undergone such training, have been given special permission to enter the United Kingdom; and, in each case, in what circumstances and for what reason;

(2) by whom, in what circumstances, and for what reasons Mr. Hassan Chimutengwende was given permission to enter the United Kingdom.

Mr. Ennals

Mr. Chimutengwende is a citizen of South Rhodesia and, as such, a British subject. In December, 1967, when he was in Botswana, my right hon. Friend agreed to allow him to come to the United Kingdom because his stay there was on a temporary basis, and in all the circumstances he could not be expected to return to Rhodesia. I accepted the statement which he made to the British High Commissioner in Botswana, that he had been forced to undergo guerilla training in another African country.

I am not aware of any similar case.