§ Mr. Chris Smithasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make representations to the Government of El Salvador concerning the whereabouts and welfare of three men connected with the national university of El Salvador; Pedro Flores Pena, a law student and member of the university council, Hugo Francisco Carrillo Cabrera, the head of foreign relations at the law faculty, and Amilcar Martinez Arguera, professor of foreign relations; all of whom have recently disappeared.
§ Mr. WhitneyAs these persons are Salvadorean nationals we have no consular standing to make representations to the Salvadorean authorities about them. 539W We have nevertheless frequently made direct representations to these authorities to underline our concern at continuing human rights abuses in that country.