§ 71. Mr. Ronald Atkinsasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs how far Portugal has carried out the United Nations resolution on mandatory sanctions against the illegal régime in Rhodesia.
§ Mr. Goronwy RobertsIt is for the Secretary-General of the United Nations to report to the Security Council about the implementation of the mandatory resolution of 16th December by member States. In his Annual Report for 1966–67, the Secretary-General saidinter alia that the policies pursued by Portugal
have strengthened the economic position of the illegal régime and fortified it in its defiance of the international community".