§ Mr. Nichollsasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he has received a reply to the request made to the Soviet Union in November 1984 for the release of Rudolf Hess.
§ Mr. RentonYes. On 9 May the Soviet embassy confirmed the refusal of the Soviet authorities to release Rudolf Hess. Despite this disappointing response, we will continue to urge that he should be released on humanitarian grounds.