HC Deb 16 December 1968 vol 775 cc235-6W
27. Mr. James Johnson

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what further reports he has received from the international observer force in the Nigerian civil war; and whether he will make a statement.

Mr. M. Stewart

I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply given to him by my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary on 11th December.—[Vol. 775, c.175.]

41. Mr. Hornby

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he is satisfied with the present scale of Government help towards the relief of suffering in Nigeria; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. M. Stewart

Her Majesty's Government have agreed to provide £700,000 in response to the appeal by the International Committee of the Red Cross. This is in addition to the previous grant of £270,000 for food, drugs, transport equipment and medical teams. These represent a substantial contribution.

Existing operations to take supplies into the area under Colonel Ojukwu's control will prove inadequate unless there is agreement on daylight flights and the movement of bulk supplies by land.

42. Mr. Hornby

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what further representations he has made to the French Government about the supply of French arms to Biafra.

69. Mr. Fisher

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make a further statement about his discussions with the French Government on the supply of French arms to Biafra.

Mr. M. Stewart

We have had several discussions with the French about the problem of Nigeria, including the question of arms supplies. But the French Government denies that it is supplying arms to the Ibo secessionists.

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