§ 85. Mr. J. Johnsonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in view of the lack of progress in negotiations between the Ethiopian Government and the British Somaliland Protectorate Government regarding the definition of nationality of the Somali tribes who move backward and forward into the Haud region, he will invite the Ethiopian Government to submit their dispute to some form of independent investigation preferably by a United Nations Commission.
§ Mr. Ian HarveyNo.
The question of determining which Somali tribes are entitled to rights under the 1897 Treaty and the 1954 Agreement is a complicated one. Although progress in the talks which have been taking place between officials of the Somaliland Protectorate and of Ethiopia has not been as rapid as we would have liked, my right hon. and learned Friend believes that it should be possible to reach agreement by continuation of these negotiations.