§ Mr. Leeasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if it is now his intention not to introduce a bill providing for the independence of the Gilbert Islands until after the final determination of the appeal in the case of Tito and Others v. Mr. Attorney General; and, if it is not, when he proposes to proceed with an independence measure.
§ Mr. LuardNo. A timetable for the Gilbert Islands' progress to independence has not vet been determined.