§ Mr. Wingfield Digbyasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what instructions have been issued to the British Consul in Beira to forbid the offloading there of British ships; in what circumstances; and under what authority.
§ Mr. George ThomsonHer Majesty's Consul in Beira derives his authority to forbid the unloading from British ships of certain items destined for Rhodesia, form operative paragraph 8 (1) of the Southern Rhodesia (Prohibited Trade and Dealings) Order, 1966. No special instructions have been or need to be issued to him.