§ Mr. Kershawasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what proposals he has made about the future relationship between Guatemala and British Honduras; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. WhiteIn June, 1965, the United Kingdom and Guatemala agreed to submit to mediation the dispute between them over British Honduras. This led to the appointment in November last by the President of the United States of Mr. Matthew Bethuel Webster, a United States lawyer, as mediator in the dispute. In December Mr. Webster held a plenary meeting of the parties, including repre-132W sentatives of the Government of British Honduras. In January, 1966, he visited British Honduras and Guatemala and held discussions with the Governments of both countries. Since then he has held bilateral talks with the parties to the dispute: the last in the series was held in New York on 6th and 7th June, at which British Honduran representatives were present, including the Premier and the Leader of the Opposition.
At these talks Her Majesty's Government have themselves made no proposals. They have been considering draft proposals put forward by the United States mediator. In doing this, they have throughout acted in full consultation with the Government of British Honduras. They will continue to do so; the Premier of British Honduras has in a recent statement made in the House of Representatives in Belize expressed the trust of the Government of British Honduras in the Government of the United Kingdom and their confidence in Mr. Webster.