§ Mr. Moonmanasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will make a statement on his inquiries into efforts made to recruit British Service men into the Rhodesian armed forces.
§ Mr. MasonTo date I have received reports of 96 cases of receipt of literature relating to the Rhodesian forces. This figure is insignificant compared with the size of the Armed Forces. The vast majority were either unsolicited or in response to replies from Service men to unspecific advertisements in newspapers. It goes without saying that official channels would not be used for the dissemination of this literature.
I cannot speak for the subsequent actions of former members of the Services or about the extent of the efforts made to disseminate this literature outside the Services, but nothing has been found to suggest that personnel have left with the specific aim of joining the Rhodesian forces.