§ Mr. Marlowasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will seek to make it the policy of the European Community to make any further granting of EEC trade concessions to Israel dependent on progress by that country towards a peaceful solution to the middle east conflict.
§ Mr. RentonNo. We do not believe that such action would help our objective of bringing all the parties to the Arab-Israel dispute together for constructive negotiations.
§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on discussions with the Israeli Government concerning forged passports used by agents of the Israeli Government; what assurances he has received from that Government that there will be no repetition of this behaviour; what impact he anticipates this behaviour will have on travellers to and visitors in adjacent Arab countries; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RentonWe protested in strong terms to the Israeli Government at the misuse of forged British passports and sought an assurance that such unacceptable behaviour would not be allowed to happen again. The possible implications for British citizens in the Middle East were among the points which we raised with the Israelis. The Israeli Government subsequently expressed regret and552W informed us that steps had been taken to avoid recurrences. On the basis of these assurances we regard the incident as closed.