Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Sarawak – in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 22 Ionawr 1947.
Mr Thomas Skeffington-Lodge
, Bedford
12:00,
22 Ionawr 1947
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that police action has been taken in Sibu, east of Kuching, against the free expression of opinion by those opposed to the cession of Sarawak; and whether he will take steps to ensure that orderly criticism and democratic rights are preserved for all citizens of this Colony.
Secretary of State was originally the title given to the two officials who conducted the Royal Correspondence under Elizabeth I. Now it is the title held by some of the more important Government Ministers, for example the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.
