§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what evidence he has of harassment of British journalists in the USSR by Soviet authorities for their coverage of human rights trials and related events; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. LuardOn my right hon Friend's instructions, Her Majesty's embassy at Moscow made official representations to the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs 297W about the treatment of certain British correspondents while covering the trial of Professor Orlov. The Ministry undertook to pass on the British Government's representations to the appropriate authorities. No further requests for official action have been received from British journalists.