§ 62. Mr. Biggs-Davisonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will make a further statement on the Arab-Israeli situation; and the question of freedom of navigation through the Suez Canal and the Gulf of Aqaba.
§ Mr. George ThomsonAs the House is aware, small scale fighting broke out between United Arab Republic and Israeli forces on the East Bank of the Suez Canal on the 1st of July. There have been other incidents since. Both sides have reported the fighting on the 1st of July to the United Nations. Her Majesty's Government hope that these will prove to be no more than isolated breaches of the cease-fire.
On the other aspects of the Arab-Israeli situation, I would refer the hon. Gentleman to the answer my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister gave to the hon. Members for Dorset, North (Sir Richard Glyn) and Berwick-upon-Tweed (Viscount Lambton) on 29th June, and to the statement my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary made in the House on 26th June.—[Vol. 749, c. 745–7; c. 90–3.]