HC Deb 23 October 1952 vol 505 cc129-30W
69. Mr. Emrys Hughes

asked the Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations why instructions were given to Sir Gladwyn Jebb to oppose the motion in the General Assembly of the United Nations calling for consideration of race discrimination in South Africa.

Mr. J. Foster

The United Kingdom delegate was instructed to oppose the inclusion of this item on the Agenda of the United Nations because its subject matter falls essentially within the domestic jurisdiction of the Union Government, and is therefore outside the competence of the United Nations.