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19. Mr. Rifkind asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make a statement on the current situation in Rhodesia.
33. Mr. Molloy asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the latest situation in Rhodesia.
Mr. Rowlands: I refer the hon. Mem- bers to the reply I gave earlier today to my hon. Friend the Member for West Stirlingshire (Mr. Canavan).
28. Mr. Grocott asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is his latest estimate of the number of people killed in Southern Rhodesia since the signing of the internal settlement.
Mr. Rowlands: Figures released by the regime show that some 5,000 people died as a result of the conflict in Rhodesia be- tween 3 March and 31 December 1978. No independent statistics are available.
1 Mr. Michael Latham asked the Secre- tary of State for Foreign and Common- wealth Affairs whether he will make a further statement on Rhodesia.
Mr. Rowlands: I refer the hon. Mem- ber to the reply I gave earlier today to my hon. Friend the Member for West Stirlingshire (Mr. Canavan).
China (Harrier Aircraft)
16. Mr. Hal Miller asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when the question of Harrier sales to China was put to COCOM; and what was the response.
Mr. Judd : As I explained on 17 Jan- uary to my hon. Friend the Member for
Edinburgh, Central (Mr. Cook)-[Vol. 960, c. 767.1-to function effectively COCOM needs to maintain the conven- tion whereby its discussions remain con- fidential. The hon. Member will not, therefore, expect me to disclose whether individual cases have been put to or considered by the Committee.
CENTO
20. Mr. Biggs-Davison asked the Sec- retary of State for Foreign and Common- wealth Affairs whether, having regard to
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the situation in Iran, he will make a statement on the future of CENTO and British relations with countries in that part of the world.
Mr. Judd I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Bury St. Edmunds (Mr. Griffiths) on 7 February. [Vol. 962, c. 1175.]
Moscow
22. Mr. Forman asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will pay an official visit to Moscow.
Mr. Luard: My right hon. Friend has at present no plans to do so.
New Hebrides
23. Miss Joan Lestor asked the Secre- tary of State for Foreign and Common- wealth Affairs what are Her Majesty's Government's plans for the administra- tive future of the New Hebrides.
Mr. Luard: It is the intention of the British and French Governments to bring the territory to independence in 1980, if the people so decide, in accordance with a joint ministerial decision of July 1977. A Government of national unity was formed in the New Hebrides in December 1978.
Middle East (Peace Settlement)
24. Mr. Walters asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on Her Majesty's Government's attitude to the present situation in the Middle East and progress towards peace.
38. Mr. Moonman asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if, following his conversations with will provide an updated statement on the the United States Secretary of State, he
progress of negotiations for a settlement in the Middle East.
peace
Mr. Judil: We continue to believe that building on the Camp David accord offers the most practical way of making pro- gress towards a comprehensive settlement.
Hong Kong (Refugees)
25. Mr. Parry asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he is satisfied with the policy
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