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Wednesday 28th November 1973
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
Rhodesia
22. Mr. Knox asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a further state- ment about relations between Great Britain and Rhodesia.
Lord Balniel: We have continued to keep in touch with the Rhodesian authorities, but we believe the races in Rhodesia must now try to work out a solution between themselves.
Mr. Leadbitter asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on sanctions in respect of Rhodesia ; and if the individual rember States of the EEC are complying fully with the policies of the United Nations in the application of sanctions.
Lord Balziel: i have nothing to add to what my right bon. Friend told the House on 8th November.-[Vol. 863, c. 1248-51.3
Chilean Nationals (Admission)
24. Mr. Soref asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on his meeting with representatives of the Inter-Governmental Committee for Euro- pean Immigration; as a result of this meeting what undertaking he gave re- garding the admission to the United Kingdom of foreign nationals leaving Chile; and whether any such persons have already been admitted.
Mr. Amery: My right hon. Friend has had no mesting with the Inter- Governmental Committee for European Immigration. The question of any new undertaking on our part to admit foreign nationals from Chile to the United Kingdom does not therefore arise.
Hong Kong
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of the European Community Generalised Scheme of Preferences; and what action he has taken.
25. Sir Robin Turion asked the Secre- tary of State for Foreign and Common- wealth Affairs what representations he has received from the Government of Hong Kong on the effect upon their trade
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Mr. John Davies: We have been in close touch with the Hong Kong Gov- ernment about their expectations from the Community's Generalised Preferences Scherne. I have made it clear to the Community that in 1974 we shall be pressing strongly for further concessions in favour of Hong Kong, including tex- tiles and footwear, in addition to the improvements in the new Community GPS which take effect this year,
27. Mr. Maclennau asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make an official visit to Hong Kong.
Mr. Anthony Royle: My right hon. Friend has no present plans to visit Hong Kong.
Indonesia (State Visit)
26. Mr. Peter Archer asked the Secre- tary of State for Foreign and Common- wealth Affairs if he will advise the can- cellation of the proposed State visit to Indonesia.
29. Mr. Hugh Jenkins asked the Secre- tary of State for Foreign and Common- wealth Affairs if he will accompany Her Majesty the Queen on the occasion of her State visit to Indonesia; and what will be its duration.
Sir Alec Douglas-Home: No. I shall accompany Her Majesty the Queen dur- ing the visit, which will last five days.
Oii Supplies
30. Mr. Churchill asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the current weekly tonnage of oil being loaded in Arab oil-producing countries (4) bound for the United King- dom, and (b) bound for other EEC coun- tries; and what were the equivalent figures for each of the previous three months.
Sir Alec Douglas-Home: I regret that figures in the detail for which my hon. Friend has asked are not available. How- ever, figures for the oil arriving in this
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