§ 100. Mr. Awberyasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what was the status of the two British envoys who visited Archbishop Makarios in the Seychelles in December; and if he will make a statement on the negotiations or consultations which took place, or put a copy of their report in the Library of the House of Commons.
§ Mr. ProfumoThe status of the two officials was described by my right hon. Friend in the House on 19th December. The two officials, Mr. D. L. Pearson, Lord Radcliffe's Secretary, and Mr. C. Tornaritis of the Cyprus Government, gave Archbishop Makarios a Greek translation of Lord Radcliffe's Report and of my right hon. Friend's Statement of 19th December.
They explained that the sole purpose of their mission was to give the Archbishop any elucidation he might require of Her Majesty's Government's constitutional proposals and to transmit any observations he might wish to make to my right hon. Friend. They informed him that Her Majesty's Government were prepared to provide the necessary facilities should he wish to see a representative group of Cypriots or someone from Greece. Archbishop Makarios said that he understood Lord Radcliffe's Report, but that he was not disposed under present conditions to discuss any question relative to the future of Cyprus.