§ Mr. Leeasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give an assurance that, in the event of Rhodesia becoming an independent Commonwealth country, no one will be allowed to enter the United Kingdom and to take up permanent residence if he or she has been engaged in any acts designed to promote or sustain the present illegal regime, notwithstanding the fact that no proceedings for treason have been taken; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesIt would not be appropriate for me to give an assurance of this kind. I would, however, draw my hon. Friend's attention to paragraph 18(c) of the White Paper "Rhodesia: Proposals for a Settelement", Cmnd. 6919.