§ 30. Mr. Brooksasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what official protest he has received from the Portuguese Government regarding the entry into Great Britain in 1968 of Dr. Eduardo Mondlane.
§ Mr. Goronwy RobertsShortly before Dr. Mondlane was due to visit this country in March, 1968, the Portuguese Ambassador called on the Permanent Under-Secretary of the Foreign Office to express the hope that Dr. Mondlane would be prevented from coming here. The Permanent Under-Secretary explained our laws and traditions affecting foreign visitors who are opposed to the policies of Governments with which we maintain friendly relations.
§ Mr. BrooksEveryone in the House will welcome the British Government's reiteration of civilised principles in this matter, but is my right hon. Friend aware that there is a persistent rumour that the tender put in by the British-led consortium for the huge Cabora Bassa dam in Mozambique was turned down because of political and not commercial motives? Will my right hon. Friend either deny or confirm this rumour, if he is able to do so?
§ Mr. RobertsI could not accept that statement. I have no evidence that this was so.