§ Rev. Martin SmythTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the different factional groups in southern Sudan; if he will make a statement on Her Majesty's Government's communications with each group. [38917]
§ Mr. HanleyThere are a number of different groups of varying importance. The Sudan People's Liberation Army is the largest. Officials have frequent contacts with representatives of the main groups in London and Nairobi, as well as with those southern leaders resident in Sudan.