HC Deb 28 February 1973 vol 851 cc351-2W
21. Mr. Arthur Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make a statement on his recent visit to Portugal and West Africa.

Sir Alec Douglas-Home

I was very happy to visit Senegal, Liberia and Nigeria from 9th until 17th February as the guest of the Governments there. I had friendly and valuable talks in each case with the Heads of State, Governments and the Foreign Ministers and other Ministers about a wide range of subjects of concern to us and to them. We have thereby achieved a better understanding of each other's points of view, especially on relations between the enlarged Community and Africa and on Southern African questions.

On the way to Dakar my aircraft made a refuelling stop at Lisbon, and on the way back at Algiers.

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