§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he has made any representations to the Turkish Government concerning their incursions into Iraqi territories.
§ Mr. RentonWe understand that the Turkish operations were conducted in hot pursuit of armed groups which had been responsible for the recent deaths of at least 18 members of the Turkish armed forces. As the Turks have acted with the prior agreement and approval of the Iraqi Government, we do not think there are any grounds on which we can intervene in what is essentially an agreed policy of two sovereign states.