§ 49. Mr. Brooksasked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs what is the number of Indian Tamils resident in Ceylon who have British citizenship; and how many hold, or are entitled to hold, a United Kingdom passport.
§ Mr. WhitlockThere are about two thousand Tamils in Ceylon who are United Kingdom citizens and, therefore, eligible to hold United Kingdom pass-354W ports. It is estimated that only twenty to thirty of these persons actually possess United Kingdom passports.