§ 89. Mr. David Steelasked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs whether he will now ensure that, following the failure of Mr. N. C. Patel to gain entry to Zambia, all British citizens in Kenya are enabled to travel to whatever country is willing to admit them for employment, by using adequate passport endorsements acceptable to other Governments.
§ Mr. WhitlockOur High Commissioner in Lusaka asked the Zambian authorities to confirm that the certificate entered in Mr. Patel's passport provided satisfactory evidence for their purposes of his admissability to the United Kingdom when his employment in Zambia ended. A definitive reply has not been received but the High Commissioner has drawn the Zambian authorities attention to the hardship suffered by Mr. Patel and is continuing his efforts to obtain an early decision. I have received no reports of other countries refusing admission to U.K. citizens in these circumstances.