§ Mr. Clinton Davisasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs why no Africans or coloured people have been appointed as members of the Commission appointed to test the acceptability of the proposals for a settlement of the Rhodesian problem.
§ Mr. GodberThe task of the Commission is not itself to pass judgment on the terms that have been negotiated but to ascertain the genuine wishes of the Rhodesian people as a whole in regard to the proposals. It follows, therefore, that the duty of Her Majesty's Government was to appoint people with judicial, administrative and political experience of high integrity and acknowledged independence. Those appointed combine these attributes in a way which should enable all to see that their findings are completely impartial and arrived at with the greatest care.