HC Deb 11 July 1979 vol 970 c187W
14. Mr. Hooley

asked the Lord Privy Seal what representations have been made by the five Western Powers to the Government of South Africa about the mass arrests of members of the South West African People's Organisation—SWAPO—by the illegal Administration in Namibia.

Sir Ian Gilmour

According to South African reports, the detention of some 1,500 people in Windhoek on 26 June was unconnected with the South West African People's Organisation or political activities. However, I understand that all those detained have been released. No representations were made by the five Western Powers.

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