§ Mrs. MahonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to Turkey about the use of napalm, death squads and torture against Kurdish civilians in the south-east of Turkey and inside northern Iraq; and if he will make a further statement on the Government's position on the Kurds.
§ Mr. Garel-JonesWe fully recognise the right of the Turkish Government to combat the terrorist threat in south-east Turkey. The previous Turkish Government were, however, well aware of our concern about human rights violations. We note with satisfaction the undertaking of the new Turkish Government to combat the terrorist campaign by legal and democratic means and to eliminate torture.
§ Mrs. MahonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Turkish authorities about the death cells at Eskisehir prison for Kurdish political prisoners and the incompatibility of such use with the United Nations legal charter on stipulated minimum standards of conduct towards prisoners.
§ Mr. Garel-JonesWe are in regular contact with the Turkish authorities on human rights questions and have 681W noted the decision by the Minister of Justice to move prisoners presently held in Eskisehir prison to other installations.