§ Mr. Alexander W. Lyonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether non-European employees at the Simonstown base are subject to job classification under the laws enforcing apartheid.
§ Mr. KershawI am awaiting a reply to inquiries made on this matter through Her Majesty's Ambassador in Cape Town.
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§ Mr. Alexander W. Lyonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many Africans are included in the 713 non-European employees at the Simonstown base.
§ Mr. KershawThere are 1,231 nonwhite employees at the Simonstown Base; of these 113 are described as Bantu. This figure does, however, vary as casual labour is used from time to time.
§ Mr. Alexander W. Lyonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) how many non-Europeans are employed in supervisory or managerial jobs at the Simonstown base:
(2) what are the categories of employment of the 854 Europeans and 1,231 non-Europeans employed at the Simonstown base:
(3) how many European casual labourers are employed in the Simonstown base.
§ Mr. KershawThis information is not available, and I have, therefore, instructed Her Majesty's Ambassador in Cape Town to ask the South African authorities if they will provide it.