HC Deb 05 February 1968 vol 758 cc6-7W
63. Mr. Currie

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what representations he has made to the Government of Israel concerning the prevention by Israeli forces of the clearance of obstructions in the Suez Canal by the employees of the Government of the United Arab Republic.

Mr. Goronwy Roberts

My right hon. Friend is in touch with both the Israel and the United Arab Republic Governments, and very much hopes that arrangements can still be made to secure the release of the ships blocked in the Canal. But the observance of the cease-fire in the Canal area is of course primarily a matter for the United Nations.