§ Mr. Knoxasked the Lord Privy Seal what steps he is taking to ensure that there continues to be a United Nations presence in Sinai, in view of the current mandate for the force expiring in the current month.
§ Mr. HurdThe Government support the continued presence in some form of United Nations forces in Sinai and believe that their use to supervise Israel's withdrawal under the Egypt-Israel peace treaty would be consistent with the organisation's peace-keeping role in the area. We have made our views known to the parties concerned, and I discussed the matter with the Secretary General of the United Nations in Geneva on 4th July.