§ Mr. Atkinsonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs why Great Britain abstained from voting on the motion proposed by Guyana concerning the implementation of previously endorsed United Nations' Resolutions on Cyprus plus the non-alignment of that country put before the United Nations General Assembly on 11th November 1976.
§ Mr. TomlinsonHer Majesty's Government regret that the resolution tabled on the Cyprus item was not couched in more widely acceptable terms. Since there was insufficient time before the vote for discussion of the draft resolution, which might have led to a more generally acceptable formulation, Her Majesty's Government decided, in company with all but one of their European Economic Community partners and the United States, to abstain.