HC Deb 10 December 1981 vol 14 c471W
Mr. Hooley

asked the Lord Privy Seal if, in the light of the deadlock in the Security Council over the appointment of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the United Kingdom will now support the Chinese proposal for the extension of the term of Kurt Waldheim for two years with an assurance that a Third world candidate will not be vetoed by the West thereafter.

Mr. Hurd

The Chinese proposal is not now under consideration as the Security Council expects shortly to start voting on a wider range of candidates.