§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, following the declaration on 20th November by the United Kingdom representative to the United Nations that the Palestinians are central to the Middle East conflict and that they must be fully in- 328W volved in any settlement, how Her Majesty's Government propose that the Palestinians should be so involved; and what representatives he considers should be recognised for such purposes.
§ Mr. EnnalsThese questions are principally for those directly involved in the negotiations. I do not think it would be helpful to put forward views of our own at this stage.