§ Mr. Lathamasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) whether he has received from Her Majesty's ambassador in Damascus the text of the 14 point political programme broadcast on Radio Damascus on 25 March by Mr. Ahmad Al-Yamani, on behalf of the Palestinian National Salvation Front, which calls for increased violence, the overthrow of the Egyptian Government and the negation of the purported agreement between King Hussein and Yasir Arafat; and what implications this has for the implementation of that section of the Venice declaration which calls for the Palestine Liberation Organisation to be associated with the peace process;
(2) what information he has received from Her Majesty's ambassador in Damascus about the formation on 25 March of a Palestinian National Salvation Front comprising the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, the Fatah Provisional Command, headed by Abu Musa, and several other Palestinian guerilla groups; and what advice he has received about their willingness to accept United Nations Security Council Resolutions 242 and 338 and take part in peaceful negotiations.
§ Mr. LuceThe groups which formed the Palestinian National Salvation Front are reported to have rejected the agreement between King Hussein and the Palestine Liberation Organisation to work for a settlement of the Arab-Israel dispute based on the exchange of territory for peace. We welcomed this agreement as a useful step and 357W shall continue to encourage constructive moves by the parties directly concerned towards peace negotiations at which the voice of the Palestinians would be heard.