§ Mr. Cabornasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what evidence he has that black South Africans are overwhelmingly against a policy of economic sanctions against the South African Government.
§ Mr. RifkindWe know from extensive contacts in South Africa that black opinon on this subject is sharply divided. Some prominent black leaders have declared that they are opposed to economic sanctions as a means of bringing about change in South Africa. A survey420W conducted by the University of Natal in May 1984 indicated that 75 per cent. of black workers favour continuing overseas trade links.
Figures from such polls have to be treated with some caution in the circumstances prevailing in South Africa, but the general conclusion seems valid.