§ Mr. Muddasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will define Her Majesty's Government's policy towards a settlement of the Cyprus problem; and if he will satisfy 239W himself that the Government and people of Cyprus are in no doubt of Her Majesty's Government's position and views.
§ Mr. HattersleyHer Majesty's Government's policy, as my right hon. Friend has made clear consistently to the House, is to help in any way we can to promote a settlement, in the first instance by supporting and encouraging the intercommunal talks. Her Majesty's Government will support any solution acceptable to the people of Cyprus and consonant with our stated commitment to the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic.
§ Mr. Muddasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will press, through the United Nations, and independently as a representative of the Guarantor Powers, for the resettlement of Cypriot refugees and the withdrawal of all foreign troops from the island.
§ Mr. HattersleyHer Majesty's Government have consistently supported United Nations Resolutions containing similar provisions. Independently and with our EEC partners we have urged on the parties the need for a political settlement which would hermit the resolution of these issues. Meanwhile, we have contributed generously to relief and rehabilitation aid for the refugees.