HC Deb 26 March 1971 vol 814 cc226-7W
Mr. Faulds

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs why the pre-independence Governmental records of the Executive Council of Kenya for 1939 to 1963 are in the possession of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, where the Kenya Government Archivist is denied access to them.

Mr. Kershaw

The pre-Independence governmental records of the Executive Council of Kenya from 1939 to 1958 were returned to this country as they include matters that relate to a United Kingdom Government interest as distinct from a Kenya colony interest. We have received no communication from the Government of Kenya about these records.

Mr. Faulds

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs why all the Governmental records in the Central Province of the Kenya Colony, including those connected with the state of emergency, are no longer in existence.

Mr. Kershaw

This would appear to relate to a matter of which inquiry should be made to the Government of Kenya.