§ 34. Mr. AltonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what discussions he has had with officials and Ministers of the Soviet Union and Lithuanian Governments about the future of thë Baltic states.[...]
§ Mr. WaldegraveWe have recently taken a number of opportunities to make our concerns known to the Soviet Union. We have emphasised that it is vital that progress should be made through dialogue between the Soviet authorities and the Lithuanians, and that a settlement should be reached which is acceptable to both sides and which enables the Lithuanian people to decide their own future. We have stressed the need for restraint on all sides.
§ 51. Mr. Anthony CoombsTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has received about the right to self-determination of Estonia and the other Baltic states.
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§ Mr. WaldegraveWe have received a number of representations about Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania from individuals and interest groups in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. Our views are clearly on record.
§ 71. Mr. AtkinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he has received any recent requests from the Baltic states in support of self-determination; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WaldegraveOur criteria for recognition of a state were set out in an answer which I gave to the hon. Member for Newport, West (Mr. Flynn) on 19 March. Our support for the right of the Baltic peoples to decide their own future is clearly on record.