HC Deb 08 November 1971 vol 825 cc56-7W
Mr. Clinton Davis

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many Africans in Southern Rhodesia have been removed by the illegal regime from land of which they were in lawful occupation pursuant to the provisions of the Land Tenure Act.

Mr. Kershaw

Approximately 1,800 members of the Tangwena Tribe were compulsorily resettled under the Land Tenure Act. Other similar evictions may have occurred but no accurate figures are available.

Mr. Clinton Davis

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many Africans in Rhodesia are held in detention without trial by the illegal rÉgime.

Mr. Kershaw

I understand the latest figure available is about 100.

Mr. Clinton Davis

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many Rhodesian Africans have been exiled by the illegal rÉgime.

Mr. Kershaw

Her Majesty's Government do not have access to detailed information on this subject and in the absence of British representation in Rhodesia it is not possible to obtain it.

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