§ 52. Mr. Biggs-Davisonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will represent to U Thant that, since 140W the United Kingdom and other member States of the United Nations recognise the Imam's Government, he should reconsider his decision, made on grounds of non-recognition, not to proceed with the investigation of allegations of the Egyptian use of poison gas in Yemen.
§ Mr. George ThomsonI am not aware that the Secretary-General of the United Nations has ever decided not to investigate such allegations for the reason given. There would, however, be obvious practical difficulties now that the United Nations Observer Mission has been withdrawn from the Yemen.
§ Mr. Biggs-Davisonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what study has been made of the documentary evidence obtained by Lord Kilbracken and others of the Egyptian use of poison gas in Yemen, details of which have been sent to him; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. George ThomsonAt the end of last week I received from the hon. Member two documents. One of them is a transcript of a 1963 radio programme and is hardly fresh evidence, but I am having them both studied.