HC Deb 11 December 1952 vol 509 c86W
94. Mrs. White

asked the Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations what instructions have been given to the United Kingdom representative on the Trusteeship Council concerning the report of the Ad Hoc Committee on the future of South-West Africa.

Mr. J. Foster

The report of the Ad Hoc Committee on South-West Africa will be considered by the Fourth Committee of the General Assembly and not by the Trusteeship Council. It is not the policy of Her Majesty's Government to reveal instructions to the United Kingdom delegation, but hon. Members will however recall that, in previous years, it has been the policy of Her Majesty's Government to support any proposal leading towards a negotiated settlement within the terms of the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice.