§ Mr. Leeasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the population of each of the islands comprising the Phoenix and Northern Line group.
§ Mr. LuardThe eight islands of the Phoenix have been uninhabited by 441W Gilbertese since 1964, although the Gilbert Islands Government have recently been investigating limited resettlement. There is a small American detachment on Canton.
The populations of the three Northern Line islands are: Washington 417, Fanning 434 and Christmas 1,288.