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[Lord Brockway.] Will the noble Lord give priority first to the conditions under which the boat people leave Vietnam? Secondly-and more important-will he give priority to the terrible problem of their resettlement in the world? Can he say whether there is any truth in the proposal that Guam Island may be used for temporary purposes?
Lord CARRINGTON: My Lords, the conference is very largely directed to the humanitarian aspects of the problem and not to the political aspects, though I think it is inevitable and indeed right that during the conference it will be made abundantly plain-at any rate by Her Majesty's Government-where they think that the blame lies; but it is predominently humanitarian. All the aspects about which the noble Lord is speaking will be taken into consideration. There have been suggestions about various places being used as temporary locations where the refugees can go. But I do not think any of them has been processed very far so far.
The LORD PRESIDENT of the COUNCIL (Lord Soames): My Lords, I think we have had a very long run at this Question. I propose that we move on to the next Question.
RHODESIA SANCTIONS-BREAKING
2.52 p.m.
Baroness HORNSBY-SMITH:
My
Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question which stands in my name on the Order Paper.
The Question was as follows:
To ask Her Majesty's Government which countries voted in support of UN sanctions against Rhodesia and are known to have continued trading with that country to the advantage of their own trading and the detriment of those countries which have honoured the embargo and thus sacrificed valuable trade.
Lord CARRINGTON: My Lords, resolutions calling for sanctions against Rhodesia have been supported by virtually all members of the United Nations
Sanctions
General Assembly. have been established governments have prosecutions. We h in the United Natio mittee to a large which sanctions are b breached by individu other countries, and State-trading countrie
Baroness HORN Lords, may I thank that reply. It woul Answer that cases ha against several of countries. Would he proves that the campa which is so loudly p those breaking them, them feathering the improving their ow denying us a valuab traditionally ours? pursued cases agains their bluff?
Lore CARRINGTO not of course for us to those who break san countries themselves Baroness is quite right occasions named B vakia, the German D Romania and the Sc grounds that we had i further investigation sanctions had been d tutions in those count tions were denied governments of those
Lord PAGET of I My Lords, is it not a entire Rhodesian tobag largely increased sin been taken by the Sov African countries, is it far and away the sanctions has been Zambia's lamentable dition is now being generosity of Rhodesia
Lord CARRINGTO am grateful for the inf noble Lord has given know the truth of his question. As regards ti