§ Mr. Fauldsasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will seek information about the execution by the Smith régime in Southern Rhodesia of persons convicted as being Zimbabwe freedom fighters; and if he will make a statement about Government policy on this matter.
§ Lord BalnielWe understand that 11 Africans involved in the fighting in Rhodesia have been hanged by the Rhodesian authorities this year. Her Majesty's Government have made it clear that they regard all acts of the present authorities in Rhodesia as illegal, but neither they nor the previous Government have been in a position to control events on the ground inside Rhodesia.