§ 63. Mr. Biggs-Davisonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs by what criteria Her Majesty's Government have accorded de jure recognition to regimes in Africa established as the result of revolution or other unconstitutional action.
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§ Mr. George ThomsonThe general practice which Her Majesty's Government have followed in relation to soveign States in Africa, as elsewhere, is to recognisede jure a Government, established by revolutionary action, when Her Majesty's Government considers that the new Government enjoys, with a reasonable prospect of permanence, the obedience of the mass of the population and the effective control of much the greater part of the territory of the State concerned. Her Majesty's Government must, of course, take due account of special circumstances relating to any specific instance, including any United Nations or other international action.