§ Q15. Mr. Shinwellasked the Prime Minister whether he will ask the Governor of Rhodesia to arrange for a plebiscite of the coloured population in that country to enable them to express their views on the basic conditions of independence.
§ The Prime MinisterHer Majesty's Government's position is set out in the Communique of the Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Meeting, including our determination that any constitutional arrangement which may be reached as a basis for Rhodesian independence must be shown to the satisfaction of the Government and Parliament to be acceptable to the people of Rhodesia as a whole.