§ 14. Mr. Hooleyasked the Lord Privy Seal if he will raise in the United Nations Security Council as a threat to peace, the activities of Israeli naval forces against the coast of the Lebanon.
§ Mr. HurdThe Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution yesterday which called for an immediate end to all armed attacks and reaffirmed its commitment to the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of Lebanon, within its internationally recognised boundaries. The Government gave full support to this resolution and our representative in the council, Sir A. Parsons. made clear our condemnation of the recent violence, particularly the scale of civilian casualties. I am arranging for his statement to be placed in the Library of the House.