(No. B/416) Mr A. Duval (Fourth Member for Port-Louis North & Montagne Longue) asked the Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, Home Affairs and External Communications, Minister of Finance, Minister for Rodrigues and Outer Islands whether, in regard to the proposed agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Mauritius concerning the transfer of sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago, including Diego Garcia, and the reported shelving thereof by the United Kingdom, he will state whether he proposes to have consultations with the President of the United States with a view to securing his approval for the said transfer of sovereignty to Mauritius.