§ Mr. Martenasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement about the EEC attitude to the Rhodesian internal settlement and to the United Nations reso-resolution of 14th March declaring any internal settlement illegal and unacceptable.
§ Mr. RowlandsThe Nine throughout have supported Anglo-United States efforts to bring about a peaceful and internationally acceptable settlement. Our Community partners who are also members of the United Nations Security Council—France and the Federal Republic of Germany—joined us in abstaining on Resolution No. 423, with explanations of vote on lines similar to our own.
§ Mr. Martenasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will give the reasons why he will not take the opportunity of raising in the Council of Ministers or meetings of Common Market Foreign Ministers the question of the breaking of Rhodesian sanctions by Belgium, France, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
§ Mr. RowlandsThe Council of Ministers is not the appropriate forum for the discussion of the breaking of Rhodesian sanctions. Representations on sanctions are normally made through the United Nations bodies responsible for monitoring sanctions breaches.
§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement following his meeting with Chief Chirau on Tuesday 14th March.
§ Dr. OwenI met Chief Chirau on 14th March. I outlined the thinking of the British and American Governments in proposing a meeting of all the parties in the Rhodesian conflict in order to widen the areas of agreement existing between them.