HC Deb 08 August 1966 vol 733 cc241-2W
76. Mr. Fisher

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, if he will make a statement to the House about the future of British Honduras as soon as the mediator's proposals are available and before any final arrangement is made with Guatemala.

77. Mr. Chapman

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in what way the people of British Honduras will be consulted when the proposals of the mediator between Guatemala and British Honduras are published.

Mr. M. Stewart

Once the mediator has made his proposals public, my right hon. Friend the Colonial Secretary or I should, of course, be prepared to make a statement, but the first step would be for these proposals to be considered publicly in Belize City. How this should be done is a matter on which my right hon. Friend the Colonial Secretary would consult the Government of British Honduras when the occasion arose.