§ Mr. Canavanasked the Lord Privy Seal whether he will list the countries with which Her Majesty's Government do not have diplomatic relations; and what are the reasons in each case.
§ Mr. HurdHer Majesty's Government have no diplomatic relations with the following States
The People's Republic of AlbaniaThe Albanians have not so far been prepared to discuss the resumption of relations before the delivery to them of a sum of gold held in the Bank of England by the Tripartite Commission for the Restitution of Monetary Gold. There are, however, a number of claims against Albania or on the gold itself, and since Her Majesty's Government and the United States and French Governments are equal members of the Commission, Her Majesty's Government cannot act unilaterally to deliver the gold to Albania before there has been a generally satisfactory solution of these financial problems.The Republic of ComorosSince it became independent in 1975, neither Her Majesty's Government nor the Government of the Republic of Comoros have thought it necessary to establish diplomatic relations.The Republic of GuatemalaDiplomatic relations were broken off by Guatemala on 31 July 1963 in connection with its territorial claims on Belize. Consular relations continued until broken off by Guatemala on 7 September 1981.CambodiaAs explained to the House by my right hon. Friend the Member for Chesham and Amersham (Sir I. Gilmour) on 6 December 1979—[Vol. 975, c. 722–23.]—Her Majesty's Government ceased to recognise any Government of Cambodia in that month. Our position remains that there is no Government in Cambodia with which it would be appropriate to have diplomatic relations.