Gulf Oil Installations (Angola)

HC Deb 26 June 1985 vol 81 cc404-5W

24. Mr. Robert Hughes

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will raise at the United Nations Security Council the attempted sabotage of Gulf Oil installations in Cabinda, Angola, by South African military forces.

Mr. Rifkind

A Security Council meeting on the subject was held on 20 June at the request of the Government of Angola. The Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 567, strongly condemning the South African action.