§ Mr. Whitakerasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will propose that the United Nations set up a bureau to strengthen the effect of sanctions against the illegal Rhodesian régime.
§ Mr. Goronwy RobertsA working party of the Commonwealth Sanctions Committee, in which Her Majesty's Government is of course represented, is at present studying ways and means of making sanctions more effective. I think it is better to await the outcome of their deliberations before considering what further action can usefully be taken in the United Nations.
§ Mr. Whitakerasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will propose to United Nations member countries that they boycott those French, Italian and Japanese companies which continue to violate sanctions against the illegal Rhodesian régime.
§ Mr. Goronwy RobertsNo. This is a matter for the Security Council.