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talks between the United Kingdom and Guatemala on the future of Belize.
Mr. Rowlands: We are persisting in our efforts to obtain a negotiated settle- ment accepшble to Belize and Guatemala. We remain in touch with Guatemala to see if we can find a basis for the next round of negotiations.
Japan
21. Mr. MacFarquhar asked the Sec- retary of State for Foreign and Common- wealth Affairs when he next expects to meet the Jupunese Foreign Minister.
Mc. Luard: My right hon. Friend will be meeting Mr. Hatoyama in London on 28th and 9th of November for the next round of our regulur consultations.
Rhodesia
22. Mr. Brocklebank-Fowler asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on Rhodesia.
24. Mr. Michael Latham asked the Sec- retary of State for Foreign and Common- wealth Affairs whether he will raake a Statement on Rhodesia.
25. Mr. Townsend asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the future of Rhodesia.
Dr. Owen: 1 a old refer hon. Members to the answer I gave earlier this after- noon to my hon. Friend the Member for Derby, North Mr. Whitehead).
29. Mr. Grocott asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many non-voting black Afri- cans have been executed in Southern Rho- desia since 1974.
Vir. Rowlands : I understand that, berveen 1963 and 1975, 60 Africans were executed by the regime, and that since April 1975, when the régime stopped pub. lishing details of executions, over 100 Africans have been executed. Those exe- cuted or under sentence of death are presumed to b: Aincens denied the right
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Mr. Wall zɔked the Secretary of State tor Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs who decided that the delegation from the
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Zimbabwe United People's Organisation was not to meet Lord Carver in Salisbury; and what were the grounds on which this decision was made.
Mr. Rowlands: Lord Carver confined himself, on his first visit to Salisbury, to meeting representatives of the principal Nationalist parties resident there and the régime. The team of British officials con- cerned with the constitutional aspects of the settlement proposals met representa. tives of ZUPO in Salisbury last weekend.
Hong Kong
23. Sir Anthony Royle asked the Sec- retary of State for Foreign and Common- wealth Adairs what action he is taking to assist Hong Kong following the recent visit to London by the Governor. Sir Murray MacLehose, and the urgent action which he requested regarding textiles.
Dr. Owen: During his recent visit tó London the Governor made Hong Kong's position over the textile negotiations clear. British Ministers have taken his views into
account.
Mr. Grieve asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the policy of the Government of Hong Kong with regard to the licensing of gaming houses; and whether he envisages any change in such policy.
Mr. Luard: Under the present policy, normal gaming houses are not permitted in Hong Kong. No changes to this policy are envisaged.
Mr. Parry asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he has any plans to pay an official visit to Hong Kong.
Mr. Luard: Not at present.
Romania
26. Mr. Pardoe asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement about the forthcoming State visit of the Presi- dent of Romania.
Mr. Luard: The President of Romania, Mr. Nicolae Ceausescu, and Madame Ceausescu have accepted the invitation of the Queen and the Duke of Edin- bergh to pay a State Visit to the United Kingdom from 13th to 16th of June 1978.
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