HC Deb 11 June 1958 vol 589 cc199-200
35. Mr. P. Williams

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what action he is taking to prevent further raids from the Yemen on Aden.

Mr. Ormsby-Gore

British forces are dealing firmly with these raids and will continue to do so.

Mr. Dugdale

Would not the right hon. Gentleman agree that it would be exceedingly useful if United Nations observers were sent to this frontier, because it is possible that there may be raids in the future which will present the same difficulties as have been presented in the past?

Mr. Ormsby-Gore

Yes, but I think the right hon. Gentleman knows from his recent experience that this territory raises very many practical difficulties in respect of United Nations observers. We are in touch with the Yemeni Government. I think that if we could come to an arrangement with the Yemeni Government for some commission to define the frontier, that would be very much the best solution.