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It will be recalled that in autumn 1973 discussions took place between the Conservative Government and the Spanish Government on the Gibraltar issue. The British Government took the position that they would not enter into arrangements under which the people of Gibraltar would pass under the sovereignty of another state against their freely and democratically expressed wishes.
The TUC takes the view that consent acquiescence would be necessary.
Cyprus
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The Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary might be asked whether there is any sign of progress in the inter- communal talks on Cyprus, and whether any representations could be made to the Turkish (and perhaps the Grock) government to help resolve the stand-still in the negotiations. He might be informed that the International Committee have agreed to provide training for three officers of the Greck Cypriot Workers' Confederation SEK for three months, and asked to what extent the British Government are providing assistance or encouragement to the Cyprus gover, ent in their reconstruction programme. He might also be asked what view he takes of Greek Cypriot objections to the import of produce from the Turkish-held section of Cyprus, which is said to have been grown on holdings belonging to members of the Greek population..
Namibi
In October attention was drawn to the proposed supply by the lawker Siddeley subsidiary Mirlees Blackstone Ltd. of generating equipment for Walvis Bay, South Africa to provide power to the Rossing Uranium mine in Namibia. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office expressed the view that the mine would be an asset valuable to Namibia when she became independent. The view was expressed that the prospect of independence for Namibia was not as close as the FCO seemed to think. It might be asked what view the Government take of prospects of early independence, in the light of the recent visit to the FCO of a group of delegates from the constitutional talks on the future of Namibia held in Windhoek, September. The view of the Government on the constitutional issue is that South Africa is unlawfully occupying Namibia, and that the future of the territory can only be established by a
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