§ Mr. Freesonasked the Lord Privy Seal what further representations have been made to the Chilean authorities since the visit of their Minister of Labour and Social 18W Security to the United Kingdom last November about (a) the disappearance of William Beausire and (b) other unexplained disappearances of people in Chile; what further developments there have been: what further action he will take; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. LuceAt the United Nations General Assembly in December, Her Majesty's Government supported a resolution on human rights in Chile which urged the Chilean Government to clarify the fate of people who have disappeared. Our representative drew particular attention, in an explanation of vote, to the Anglo-Chilean. William Beausire. Our ambassador in Santiago raised this case again with the Chilean authorities on 22 December 1981, and we have discussed it more recently with the Chilean embassy in London. The Chilean Government are in no doubt that we do not regard the matter as closed.