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Operation Jock Scott

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Operation Jock Scott
Part of Mau Mau Uprising
Date20–21 October 1952
Location
Result Arrest of Kapenguria Six
Belligerents
 United Kingdom Mau Mau

Operation Jock Scott took place shortly after the declaration of State of Emergency in the Mau Mau Rebellion. British troops suspended African political readers and rounded up suspected Mau Mau leaders.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Emergency In Kenya: Kikuyu And The Mau Mau Insurrection" at Global Security accessed 9 November 2013
  2. ^ "IMPROVEMENT IN KEYA AS RESULT OF EMERGENCY LAWS". Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 - 1954). Launceston, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 4 November 1952. p. 6. Retrieved 9 November 2013.