§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what action the British Government are taking to ensure the implementation of the United Nations resolutions on Kashmir.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydNeither India nor Pakistan fully implemented the UN resolutions of 1948 and 1949, which Britain supported and they have, to some extent, been overtaken by events. We believe the Kashmir dispute can ultimately be solved only by peaceful agreement between India and Pakistan as provided for under the 1972 Simla agreement.
§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Halifax (Mrs. Mahon) of 7 December,Official Report, column 461, what action the British Government have taken to encourage Pakistan and India to agree a 731W means of settling their dispute over Kashmir as provided for in the Simla agreement; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Lennox-BoydWe have taken every opportunity in our discussions with the Indian and Pakistan Governments to encourage them to agree a means of settling their dispute over Kashmir as provided for under the 1972 Simla agreement.