On that last point, my hon. Friend is right, and this is a very important factor to bear in mind.

My hon. Friend asks about the legal consequences of a state of emergency. I think that the best course for me is to place in the Library the emergency regulation, which is a fairly long one and will spell out for the House what the consequences are. However, I can say that the reason why Father Lini is again consulting his Cabinet colleagues about his request for a state of emergency is that it has been pointed out to him that one of the consequences of a state of emergency would be that the New Hebrides Government would hand over to the resident commissioners control of their own police and of the radio. Father Lini is now considering the implications.