§ Sir Knox Cunninghamasked the Prime Minister whether, in view of the statement relating to the wishes of the people 15W of the Falkland Islands, made by Lord Caradon at the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1965, he will give an assurance that no transfer of the sovreignty of the Falkland Islands will be made against the wishes of the inhabitants.
§ Mr. Goronwy RobertsI have been asked to reply.
Lord Caradon's statement of the 1st of December, 1965, was followed by the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly on the 16th of December, 1965, of Resolution 2065 (XX) calling on the two Governments to find a peaceful solution to the problem. In this connection I would refer the hon. and learned Gentleman to my reply today to the hon. Member for Edinburgh, South (Mr. Clark Hutchison). I can only add that Her Majesty's Government will not fail to take into account the wishes of the inhabitants of the Islands.