§ Mr. Benceasked the Secretary of State for Defence what expression of appreciation has been sent to the British forces recently deployed in South Arabia.
§ Mr. Healey:I have quoted the message that I sent in the Defence Debate on 27th November. In addition, the Chief of the Defence Staff on behalf of the Chiefs of Staff Committee in a message published throughout all three Services sent congratulations on the qualities of courage, endurance, tenacity and calmness shown by our forces in the face of hardship, provocation and danger.