§ 46. Mr. Awberyasked the Prime Minister if, in view of the apparent deadlock in the Malta negotiations and the 1031 rapidly deteriorating feeling which may lead to serious disturbances, he will recall the Round Table Conference to consider the position or invite an outside body to arbitrate on the position.
§ The Prime MinisterNo, Sir. As my right hon. Friend the Colonial Secretary has said, the constitutional process must now be allowed to work itself out.
§ Mr. AwberyIs the Prime Minister aware that we have had some serious storms in Malta recently and that each storm seems to get worse than the one before? Mutual recrimination will lead us nowhere. Will the Prime Minister appoint an intermediary to come between the Colonial Secretary and the ex-Prime Minister of Malta, so that we can come to a settlement in this dispute on the island?
§ The Prime MinisterNo, Sir. I do not think that that would be a useful procedure.