HC Deb 25 June 1968 vol 767 c53W
58. Dame Irene Ward

asked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs whether Mr. Justice Cairns' Committee dealing with the withdrawal of passports from citizens normally living in Rhodesia will have the same access to persons and papers as the Parliamentary Commissioner.

Mr. Whitlock

All the information which the Committee may require for the performance of their functions will of course be made available to them.

59. Mr. Gresham Cooke

asked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs how it is established whether a political refugee, who has left Rhodesia and applies for a British passport in another country, is or is not a terrorist.

Mr. Whitlock

All the evidence relevant to each application is considered before a British passport is issued.

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