asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what effect the current internal dispute in Namibia between the Administrator-General and Mr. Dirk Mudge, chairman of the Council of Ministers, has had on the work of the Contact Five Group.

The recent extension of the mandate of the Council of Ministers, and the appointment of a new Administrator-General for Namibia, do not affect the Five's repeated commitment to continue their efforts to achieve implementation of the United Nations plan for a Namibia settlement.