§ 77 and 78. Mr. Newensasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) if he will make a statement on the take-over bid being made by a South African organisation for Solomon Limited, the principal trading firm operating on St. Helena;
(2) what action he intends to take to prevent economic activity on Saint Helena from falling under the domination of trading organisations which are based in South Africa and practise apartheid.
§ Mr. WhitlockA company registered in the United Kingdom, but with South African directors, is purchasing from another United Kingdom company a majority shareholding in Solomon and Company Limited. This has given rise to considerable anxiety in the Island. We have been in close consultation with the
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Name Status Duration 1966 Mr. Ahlefeldt … Financial and Foreign Editors … … … 29 days Mr. Conradie … Mr. Faurie … Mr. Herd … Mr. W. T. Kambule … Headmaster, High School … … … 29 days Mr. Obed Kunene … Editor—"Durban Ihanga" … … … 29 days Mr. Uys … Journalist … … … 29 days Mrs. Eve Huntley Stuart … Journalist and Broadcaster … … … 13 days Mr. J. Keir … Financial Editor, "National Mercury" … … … 30 days 1967 Rev. C. J. Amon … Minister, Dutch Reformed Church … … … 29 days Mr. H. H. Dreyer … Editor Die Volksblad, Bloemfontein … … … 29 days Mr. A. R. Delius … Leader writer, "The Cape Times" … … … 26 days Prof. van Jaarsveld … University, Pretoria … … … 17 days Mr. W. C. Dempsey … Senior Lecturer, Stellenbosch University … … … 28 days Mr. Basson … M.P. (United Party) … … … 30 days Mr. Mulder … M.P. (Nationalist Party) … … … 30 days Mr. Volker … M.P. (Nationalist Party) … … … 30 days Miss Parker … Political Correspondent … … … 30 days Dr. Rhoodie … Senior Lecturer, Pretoria University … … … 30 days Governor and talks have been held with the purchasers.
The Governor has been invited to come to London with representatives of the Islanders in the near future to continue these discussions.
We have every hope that we shall be able to achieve an acceptable and satisfactory outcome.