§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs with which Governments Her Majesty's Government were in touch following the recent indiscriminate violence at Lod Airport; at what level representations were made; what was the nature of the representations made in each case; and what was their outcome.
§ Mr. GodberAs I said in my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Bury and Radcliffe (Mr. Fidler) on 6th June, we have been in touch with the other Governments directly concerned. It would not, however, be appropriate for me to reveal the details of confidential discussions, the purpose of which is to seek to eliminate the possibility of further tragedies of this kind.—[Vol. 838, c. 77–8.]
§ Mr. Greville Jannerasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will raise at the Security Council as a threat to world peace the killing of unarmed civilians at Lod airport by hired assassins.
§ Mr. GodberAs I told my hon. Friend the Member for Bury and Radcliffe (Mr. Fidler) on 6th June, we deplore acts of indiscriminate violence such as that which occurred at Lydda airport. We have been in touch with certain Governments in the area and have made our views known. We take the view, however, that it is for the Government primarily concerned to decide whether to raise this question in the Security Council.—[Vol. 838, c. 77–8.]