§ Mr. Powellasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on what dates, in the view of Her Majesty's Government, Pakistan ceased and Bangladesh commenced to be a Commonwealth country.
§ Lord BalnielIn our view the dates are 30th January, 1972, when President Bhutto announced Pakistan's withdrawal from the Commonwealth "with immediate effect"; and 18th April, 1972 when the Commonwealth Secretary-General announced that Bangladesh had become a member of the Commonwealth.