asked the Attorney-General whether he will seek leave to appear as amicus curiae on behalf of the Crown in appeals pending before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council from Rhodesia, to put Her Majesty's Government's policy on whether such pending appeals should or should not be disposed of.

The decision as to whether such appeals should be dis- posed of rests with the Judicial Committee.If the Committee so wishes, I shall of course be available to render such assistance as may be within my power.