HC Deb 19 December 1967 vol 756 cc378-9W
Mr. Wall

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the latest United Nations resolution regarding Gibraltar.

Mr. William Rodgers:

The Resolution passed by the Fourth Committee of the General Assembly of the United Nations on 16th December was a bad one and we voted against it. In the statement which he made to the Committee my right hon. and noble Friend, Lord Caradon, explained clearly why the provisions of the Resolution were unacceptable to us and pointed out among other things that they flouted the Charter of the United Nations, which expressly states that for the administering power the interests of the people of a dependent territory are paramount. Copies of Lord Caradon's statement are being placed in the Library of the House.