§ Sir Peter Millsasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what further steps the Government have planned to assist in bringing about a united Cyprus.
§ Mr. WhitneyWe continue to believe that the United Nations Secretary General—whose mandate to pursue his mission of good offices was reaffirmed recently by the Security Council — is best placed to make progress towards a solution to the Cyprus problem. We will, as in the past, do all we can to help him.
§ Sir Peter Millsasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make it his policy, in seeking to bring about a united Cyprus, to resist pressures from allies of the United Kingdom which work against this aim and are based on defence alliance considerations; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WhitneyOur aim—a peaceful, just and lasting settlement to the Cyprus problem — is shared by our principal allies. The interests of the Alliance are not served by the continuance of the Cyprus dispute.