Mr. S. Kitching

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Swaziland – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 28 April 1964.

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Photo of Mr Stephen Swingler Mr Stephen Swingler , Newcastle-under-Lyme 12:00, 28 April 1964

Is the hon. Gentleman aware that Mr. Kitching has been, and has shown that he is, anxious to negotiate the sale of his farms in Swaziland to the Swaziland National Council in order to be able to quit Swaziland by 30th June, but the obstacle now is that he is being held under arbitrary arrest under the 90-day Act in South Africa? Would the hon. Gentleman, therefore, as responsible for the Government of Swaziland, make representations through the Foreign Office, as Mr. Kitching is the holder of a British passport, to the South African Government either to release him or to bring him to trial?