§ Mr. Juddasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make a statement on 263W his discussions with the Botswana Government concerning the circumstances in which Mr. Benjamin Ramotse was seized by illegal Rhodesian forces within Botswana and transferred to Rhodesia.
§ Mr. Anthony RoyleThe circumstances surrounding the arrest of Mr. Benjamin Ramotse have not been clearly established. The question whether he was seized in Botswana is a matter for the Botswana Government. Her Majesty's Government has no power on the ground to control the activities of the Rhodesian Police.
§ Mr. Juddasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make a statement concerning the action of representatives of the illegal régime in Rhodesia in the seizure of Mr. Benjamin Ramotse in Botswana and his conveyance via Rhodesia to South Africa for trial.
§ Mr. Anthony RoyleHer Majesty's Government have no power on the ground to control the activities of the Rhodesian police.